M.H. 'Mike' Abrams, Class of 1916 Professor of English Emeritus, discussed the four dimensions of six poems by poets ranging from Emily Dickinson to A.R. Ammons at a lecture Nov. 18. (Nov. 22, 2010)
Donald F. Smith, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell, has announced three key leadership appointments to focus on the college's missions of education, research and service: Katherine M. Edmondson, assistant dean for learning and instruction; Douglas D. McGregor, associate dean for research and graduate education; and Robert O. Gilbert, associate dean for clinical programs and professional service.
Paula England and Robert Max Jackson, two leading scholars in the field of gender studies, will go head-to-head in a debate on gender equity in the workplace Friday, Sept. 7, at 3 p.m.
James Siena '79 reflected on his Cornell years, life before the Internet and his development as an artist at an April 16 lecture at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. (April 20, 2010)
The 'stitching' between individual crystals of graphene affects how well these carbon monolayers conduct electricity and retain their strength, Cornell researchers report. (May 31, 2012)
April 17 marked the 15th anniversary for the spring concert of Last Call, an all-male a cappella group on campus. The event drew alumni to celebrate and perform together. (April 19, 2010)
Hyundai has dispatched more than two dozen of its “superstar” executives to the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell for an eight-month stay to learn business management skills and gain a global perspective on manufacturing. The participants, who range in age from 37 to 50, are being groomed as the next generation of senior and top-level managers.
The long-run performance of initial public stock offerings that are recommended by their underwriters is dramatically worse than the performance of firms recommended by non-underwriters, shows new research from Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management and Dartmouth's Amos Tuck School of Business Administration.
Reunions have always had the potential to provoke revelation as well as nostalgia. In that one regard, Cornell University's Reunion 1996 will be just like any other.