On Nov. 17, Barrett Keene, Ph.D. '13, finished walking from Miami to San Francisco to raise funds for school uniforms for international orphans. (Dec. 6, 2012)
A Cornell University group with a national roster of mediators skilled in dispute resolution will help the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) resolve any workplace disputes that might arise within its own agency. The EEOC is the federal agency governing equal opportunity in employment throughout the United States. As part of the new working relationship, the Alliance for Education in Dispute Resolution at Cornell will open to the EEOC its nationwide roster of expert mediators, all of whom received alliance training and are experienced in workplace discrimination and related employment issues. (July 9, 2003)
The Mars Exploration Rover, one of the two vehicles scheduled to explore the surface of Mars in 2004, is built and seemingly ready for its trip, complete with a full payload of scientific instruments---- about two years in advance. But this is not the real rover. It is a finely detailed, full-scale model made out of wood, plastic and aluminum that will be put on display in science museums throughout central New York state. It has been built by eight university and two high school students working with Steven Squyres, Cornell University professor of astronomy, who is the principal investigator on the Athena science payload to be carried by the long-range rovers. (February 15, 2002)
Researchers have created a method that uses algorithms, pathogen ecology and remote sensing tools to predict hot spots where foodborne pathogens may be present on farms prior to harvest. (Dec. 4, 2012)
The 2009 Convocation speaker will be David Plouffe, manager of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, the Class of 2009 has announced. Convocation will be held May 23 at noon at Schoellkopf Stadium. (Feb. 26, 2009)
Huiju Park, assistant professor in the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design, is making firefighters' movements more natural and safer by designing better-fitting boots and uniforms. (Dec. 3, 2012)
The supply, quality and protection of water resources will be critical in the 21st century and will present Washington, aided by the nation's reservoir of academic brain power - particularly in land-grant colleges - with a "grand national challenge," a Cornell environmentalist warns.
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Robert Glick writes about his excitement touring the campus with his daughter and his pride in her acceptance to Cornell.
Cornell University President Hunter R. Rawlings will be heading to China Nov. 14 for a four-day trip to Beijing. He plans to sign an official partnership agreement with Peking University (formalizing Cornell's newest academic major, China and Asia-Pacific studies), deliver a keynote address at the 2005 Beijing Forum and participate in an engineering workshop with Tsinghua University. (November 07, 2005)