James Burlitch, who retired as professor of chemistry and chemical biology in 2004, is an expert in inorganic materials. But the materials that have stolen his heart recently are fine art photographs that he shoots around the…
Although it's not part of her formal job description, Debra Gillers, associate dean for academic affairs at Weill Cornell Medical College, saw a need to create the Humanities in Medicine program. "Our students are mostly in their…
He braves crocs in the Amazon to find the real Temple of Doom. He dives Alexandria Harbor seeking Cleopatra's palace. Using Homer as a guide, he sails the Aegean Sea in Odysseus' wake.
Two Cornell University alumni were picked to manage prominent sports teams recently.
Bryan Colangelo '87 was chosen as president and general manager of the Toronto Raptors this March. The team, currently fourth in the Atlantic…
NEW YORK -- During February, Cornellians in New York City participated in the Westminster Kennel Club (WKC) Dog Show, celebrated the Lunar Year of the Dog and learned about the incomes of the super rich.
Veterinary College…
To the editor:
A new, public open space is greatly needed to replace what was correctly described as an "eyesore" in the recent Cornell Chronicle article ("Bailey Hall pedestrian plaza plan draws praise and concern," Feb. 16)…
When the Arecibo L-Band Feed Array (ALFA) was installed on a misty April morning two years ago, it promised to bring phenomenal new sensitivity to the Arecibo Observatory.
Now, well into an ambitious series of comprehensive sky…
Cornell University and seven other colleges and universities have received grants totaling $6.78 million from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to launch programs designed to help high-achieving, low-income community college…
A new, public open space is greatly needed to replace what was correctly described as an "eyesore" in the recent Cornell Chronicle article ("Bailey Hall pedestrian plaza plan draws praise and concern," Feb. 16). Driven by…
Many people have heard of a heart of gold, but what about a heart that glows? Cornell researchers have genetically engineered mice whose hearts fluoresce as they beat. The development gives researchers insights into how hearts develop in living mouse embryos and could improve our understanding of irregular heartbeats. (March 7, 2006)