An 18-month project in Argentina, Mexico and Colombia has helped researchers better understand what community program features best help marginalized youth and young adults transition into adulthood. (Feb. 18, 2011)
Cornell Plantations kicks off its fall lecture series Aug. 24 with a lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning beat poet, conservationist and scholar Gary Snyder at 5:30 p.m. in Call Alumni Auditorium.
Soil scientist Johannes Lehmann and Nathaniel Stern ’99 collaborated on experimental pyrolysis techniques to “age” modern technology and media – cellphones, laptops, tablets, floppy disks – for Stern’s art exhibit in Milwaukee.
“A Conversation With John Cleese,” hosted by the Office of the Provost and the Cornell University Program Board, is set for Monday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. in Bailey Hall.
Cornell University ranked No. 18 out of 800 institutions worldwide, up from up from No. 19 last year, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings published Sept. 30.
A memorial gathering for President Elizabeth Garrett will be held Thursday, March 17, at 3 p.m. in Bailey Hall. The event will be live streamed on the newly launched In Memoriam website.
Cornell Tech researchers developed a tool that causes smartphones to vibrate when users exceed time limits on certain apps, reducing usage of the apps by 20 percent and helping people tackle digital addiction.
Events on campus this week include a 'Big Lebowski' party and screening; geeks gathering for CornellCon; a lecture on boosting political knowledge and climate change strategies for New York farmers.
Events this week feature four-hand piano scholar-performers, undergraduates' bird research on the Isles of Shoals, new documentaries at Cornell Cinema and interactive tours at the Johnson Museum.