Robert Parris Moses, a celebrated civil rights leader, will deliver three lectures at Cornell on the theme 'Quality Public School Education as a Constitutional Right,' Oct. 20-31. (Oct. 23, 2007)
Cornell's ongoing efforts to create an inclusive environment for all students, staff and faculty were recognized by Campus Pride, which named the university to its LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index. (Oct. 23, 2007)
Alexander Atkind, the former Cornell student who pleaded guilty in September to felony animal abuse, was sentenced to six months in county jail and five years probation in Tompkins County Court. (Oct. 23, 2007)
Astronomer Judith Pipher, who earned her Ph.D. from Cornell in 1971, was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, N.Y., earlier this year. (Oct. 23, 2007)
Certain varieties of common fescue lawn grass come equipped with their own natural broad-spectrum herbicide that inhibits the growth of weeds and other plants around them. (Oct. 22, 2007)
Graduate students in Professor Rob Bloomfield's Business and Oversight in Second Life seminar use avatars, or virtual personas, to study business and policy issues in the virtual-reality world of Second Life. (Oct. 22, 2007)
Although Cornell's Solar Decathlon team did not fare as well this year as in 2005, the biennial competition held on the National Mall last week proved to be an invaluable experience for team members, students said. (Oct. 22, 2007)
How Cornell's historic land-grant mission is still viable today in helping an increasingly globalized community was discussed by Vice Provost Ronald Seeber and Professor Max Pfeffer, at an Oct. 19 trustees meeting. (Oct. 22, 2007)
Any person, any study ... any country. That was the theme of a presentation to the Cornell Board of Trustees, Oct. 19, in Statler Hall. A panel of five students spoke of their experiences in other countries. (Oct. 22, 2007)
A team of Cornell professors have helped Rousse University, Bulgaria, develop a master's degree program and off-campus certificate program in regional development. (Oct. 22, 2007)