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Professors with tenure feel they can't assert academic freedoms until promoted to full professor, CU study finds

Although tenure serves several important functions, it does not confer academic freedom as much as it was intended, especially among associate professors, according to a new Cornell study. (May 2, 2007)

It is called 'Far Above ... The Campaign for Cornell' -- but truth is, the campaign is not just for Cornell

As CU's outreach programs flourish, it is clear that Cornell is becoming the land-grant university to the world. (May 2, 2007)

In former colonies around the globe, English is becoming a tongue neither bound to place or nation, conference speakers assert

The English language is being reclaimed and transformed in places that were once British colonies in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, according to speakers at a conference, April 27-28. (May 2, 2007)

Death be not proud: Americans should not be embarrassed by mourning, says poet and critic Sandra Gilbert

American society erroneously views mourning as an embarrassment or a disease in its own right and trivializes grief, said visiting professor Sandra Gilbert in an April 27 talk. (May 2, 2007)

Despite attacks on science from creationists, there is hope, says Nobelist Harold Varmus

As a nation we simply don't care enough about science education, said Harold Varmus, president and CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute in New York City, speaking on campus April 30. (May 1, 2007)

Adam Siepel receives Microsoft fellowship for computational genomics

Adam Siepel, assistant professor of biological statistics and computational biology, has been named one of five awardees for Microsoft Research's 2007 New Faculty Fellowship Program. (May 1, 2007)

Cornell's supercomputers will crunch weather data to help farmers manage chemicals

Scientists in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are using the facilities and expertise of the Cornell Theory Center to turn reams of weather and climate data into practical advice for New York farmers.

Johnson Museum takes wing: New addition to expand exhibition, storage space

On April 30 the museum announced that it will break ground on a 16,000-square-foot addition in spring 2008. A public celebration of the new and original buildings will be held May 6. (May 1, 2007)

Cornell's student poets 'fill verbs with gasoline' as a rain-soaked Manhattan audience cheers them on

Six Cornell M.F.A. students presented their work at Poem In Your Pocket Day in Manhattan's Bryant Park April 27. Also reading were teachers, students and professors from NYC high schools and universities. (May 1, 2007)

Speakers tie conservation to progress at campus Environmental Colloquium

Don't just analyze but act and act now, said presenters at the April 28 Environmental Colloquium at Telluride House. Cornell researchers debated conservation and sustainability concerns. (May 1, 2007)