Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger, who received a bachelor's degree in government from Cornell University in 1967, has been appointed national security adviser by President Bill Clinton. The president announced the appointment Dec. 5, 1996; it does not require Senate approval.
A recycling plan devised by Cornell students, with assistance from community members and waste-management experts, would save restaurant scraps from the garbage can and send them to the compost pile. The resulting compost could boost community greenhouse-gardens.
Charles R. Lee, chairman and chief executive officer of GTE Corp., will deliver this year's Hatfield address at Cornell University on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 4:30 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium of Rockefeller Hall.
A service project by Cornell students will bridge the gap between two community organizations and two Ithaca neighborhoods. A newly completed pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Cascadilla Creek will make it easier for residents of the Fall Creek and Northside communities to connect in many ways.
Computer scientist Hakim Weatherspoon has earned a $20,000 IBM faculty award to study and enhance cloud computing in collaboration with Hani Jamjoom, M.Eng. '97. (March 16, 2010)
The biological applications of engineering, or bioengineering, is the topic of the 1997 Cornell Society of Engineers annual conference April 10-12 at Cornell.
Cornell's Thinking Like a Scientist program shows that even second-graders can learn how to distinguish good from bad sources of information and the elements of sound experimental design. (July 30, 2009)
On March 14, CBS cameras captured the reaction of screaming fans in Newman Arena as the Cornell men's basketball team drew the Temple University Owls for first-round NCAA tournament play. (March 14, 2010)
Thirteen Cornell professors recently received awards from the Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantship program, administered by Entrepreneurship@Cornell, for assistants to help with their courses. (Nov. 25, 2008)