Jared Genser '95 founded Freedom Now to release prisoners of conscience around the world and has won the freedom of five prisoners from China, Vietnam, Burma, Pakistan and Egypt. (Dec. 8, 2009)
The University Diversity Council's Breaking Bread initiative brought together student pro-choice and pro-life groups for dinner and a discussion on abortion to help the groups find common ground. (April 27, 2009)
A major collection of previously undocumented papers from U.S. presidents and other political leaders of the 18th and 19th centuries has been donated to Cornell Library by a current student. The collection includes a number of letters written by John and Abigail Adams, the nation's second presidential couple.
Provost's Visiting Professor John Cleese reflected on group dynamics among the 'Monty Python' cast, as well as customer service, creativity and celebrity during his latest visit, April 19-21. (April 23, 2009)
Adherents of Islam – estimated at more than a billion people, or about one-fifth of humanity – have too often been misunderstood, stigmatized and marginalized by the non-Islamic world, say three scholars based in Ithaca. By introducing Westerners to their religion’s underlying principles of justice, they hope to bridge huge gaps in understanding and respect. Their vehicle for crossing that bridge is a new book.
Dorian Bandy '10 has won a 2010 Marshall Scholarship and will study Baroque violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London. The scholarship supports two years of study at a British university. (Dec. 2, 2009)
A graduate student who worked on the Mars rover mission discusses why we will miss the Martian rovers more than other space vehicles and crafts: Because they were adorable, she says.
The process that makes human beings human is breaking down as disruptive trends in American society produce ever more chaos in the lives of American children. The gravity of the crisis threatens the competence and character of the next generation of adults -- those destined to be the first leaders of the 21st century, according to five leading Cornell professors in a new book.
Michael D. Johnson has been named dean of Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, President Jeffrey S. Lehman and Provost Biddy Martin announced May 3.