The Einaudi Center's new course called Issues Behind the News: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Current Events is proving popular with undergraduates. (Dec. 5, 2007)
A study by a team of Cornell professors estimates that Tompkins County could reduce its contribution to global warming by two-thirds by better managing existing technologies and investing in proven renewable energy sources. (Dec. 4, 2007)
Now is the time for everyone on campus to be as prepared with winter work and travel plans as they are with warm hats and gloves. Vice President Stephen Golding says that advance planning is essential to avoid confusion. (Dec. 4, 2007)
More than 80 law enforcement officers from seven local agencies attended a scenario-based training program, 'Rapid Deployment to the Active Shooter,' hosted Nov. 30 by Cornell Police. (Dec. 3, 2007)
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has selected the winners for its annual photo contest for graduate students who conduct research in far corners of the world. (Dec. 3, 2007)
Researchers at Cornell are working to use the same energy that drives sperm to power nanoscale robots or to deliver chemo drugs or antibiotics, for example, to targeted sites within the body. (Dec. 3, 2007)
Professor James Maas delivered his first live lecture to Psych 101 students at the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, interacting with the students via two-way videoconference. (Nov. 30, 2007)
Drawing both supporters and protesters, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft spoke on campus Nov. 29 about 'a new paradigm of peril which has descended across the world.' (Nov. 30, 2007)
A visiting scholar from Afghanistan is taking home a truckload of much-needed books and computers, thanks to Cornell veterinary students and the Cornell Computer Reuse Association, with an assist from Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Two classes in Cornell's design and environmental analysis department collaborated with local senior citizens to design and build four full-scale models for the senior housing facility's dining and living areas. (Nov. 30, 2007)