The Mann Library Gallery's November/December exhibit, 'Earth Pattern,' features what Trumansburg, N.Y., artist Jay Hart calls 'terrain art.' (Nov. 6, 2007)
Christine Leuenberger, who also has studied the Berlin Wall and Korea's demilitarized zone, was awarded a Fulbright Scholar research grant to study the social and cultural ramifications of the West Bank barrier. (Nov. 6, 2007)
Economics is the hottest major in the College of Arts and Sciences these days. With upward of 600 students tallied in the department's 2006-07 annual report, economics is by far the college's largest major. (Nov. 6, 2007)
Jefferson Cowie, Cornell professor of history in the ILR School, has accepted President David Skorton's offer to become the house professor and dean of Keeton House on West Campus. (Nov. 6, 2007)
Several dozen people attended the Step It Up! rally on the Arts Quad, Nov. 3. Hundreds of rallies were held across the country to raise awareness of climate change issues. (Nov. 6, 2007)
Ithaca nonprofit and government agencies receive consulting services free of charge from graduate students in the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs Public Service Exchange. (Nov. 6, 2007)
Will Rosenzweig '08 has won Cornell's 2007 Barnes Shakespeare Prize for his essay 'Evil with a hint of social consciousness: Iago and Edmund as advocates for social change.' (Nov. 6, 2007)
A Cornell team finished first in the Association for Computing Machinery Greater New York Programming Contest and will compete against more than 80 other teams in the world finals in April in Canada. (Nov. 6, 2007)
Cornell broke ground Nov. 1 for a new child-care center with space for 158 children of Cornell staff, faculty and students. The 16,240-square-foot facility is scheduled to open in fall 2008. (Nov. 5, 2007)