Astronomer Jim Bell gave a tour of Earth and its neighbors in his Olin lecture, 'Postcards From the Solar System: The Next 50 Years of Space Exploration,' June 8. (June 13, 2007)
Two months ago, about 30 communicators from across Cornell began looking for answers to three questions: How does Cornell communicate? What are we saying? And how can we say it better? (June 12, 2007)
The period from April 1865 to October 1868 was spent constructing Morrill Hall, White Hall and Cascadilla Place, recruiting faculty and buying equipment. On Oct. 7, 1868, the university opened. (June 12, 2007)
Only universities are able to take the long view and assemble the interdisciplinary expertise needed to solve the world's energy problems, said Professor Frank DiSalvo, speaking during Reunion Weekend. (June 12, 2007)
'The Song of the Vowels,' cubist Jacques Lipchitz's 10-foot-tall abstract sculpture, has returned to the Cornell campus after almost two years of conservation treatment. (June 12, 2007)
How the digital revolution is driving universities to change was addressed by Donald Greenberg, Frank Rhodes and Ronald Ehrenberg at a June 8 talk sponsored by the Class of 1957. (June 12, 2007)
The feminization of veterinary medicine is due to far fewer people applying to vet school, and the rate of decline is more visible among men than women, says Donald F. Smith, dean of the Vet College.
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, visiting scholar Rachel Maines suggests some reasons why women are pouring into veterinary science in record numbers nationwide but not into engineering. (June 12, 2007)
Helping bridge the gap between nanotechnology and medical science is a goal of George Malliaras, director of the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility. (June 12, 2007)