Students in a city and regional planning course conducted a detailed survey of part of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward during spring break to assist ongoing recovery and resettlement efforts there. (March 26, 2008)
'Showcasing Hospitality Education Through Student Leadership' is the theme of this year's Hotel Ezra Cornell, now in its 83rd year, and 300 industry leaders and alumni will visit Cornell April 3-6. (March 26, 2008)
Many Cornell students gave up beach parties for work parties during spring break not only in New Orleans, but in Boston, Orlando and rural West Virginia.
Retirees who move to rural areas often have a positive impact on local economies, but they also drive up housing prices and can have other negative effects, Cornell research finds. (March 26, 2008)
A $2.5 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Cornell endow three new senior professorships in the humanities. (March 26, 2008)
Researchers hoping to use carbon nanotubes for quantum computing -- in which the spin of a single electron would represent a bit of data -- may have to change their approaches, Cornell physicists say. (March 26, 2008)
Judge Ra'id Al-Sa'edi, Cornell Law School's Clarke Middle East Fellow and chief investigative judge of the Iraqi High Tribunal, delivers his first public talk 'Iraqi High Tribunal: The End of Immunity.' (March 26, 2008)
Many hands are stitching together a project that gives a compact fluorescent light bulb and reusable tote bag to the 1,400 households in Caroline, N.Y., thanks to a bright idea promoted by Shawn Lindabury '09. (March 25, 2008)
Cornell Outdoor Education has designed a 'Learn to Climb' program specifically for Cornell staff, faculty, families and the local community. (March 25, 2008)