Jog by Jupiter, saunter past Saturn and meander about Mercury: Get a walking tour of the solar system and let Bill Nye, the Science Guy, be your guide, on March 7 in downtown Ithaca.
Nye will be making his last visit as a…
As genomics - the study of genes - continues to revolutionize the life sciences, Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine has announced the opening of a DNA bank, administered through its Department of Clinical Sciences.
The 56 county-based Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) associations are a vital part of Cornell's land-grant mission. They act as fingers reaching out from Cornell, providing information and services that may be the only…
If a Danish newspaper doesn't have the freedom to publish cartoons depicting Muhammad, should the TV cartoon show "South Park" also not be free to satirize Mormons? That was the question posed by Michael Shapiro, associate professor of communication at Cornell, in a panel discussion Feb. 21.
Mark Gearan, president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, will deliver the keynote address, "Civic Engagement in the 21st Century," for the 2006 Cornell Commitment Convocation, Friday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. in Call Alumni…
Design historian Jan Jennings new book, "Cheap and Tasteful Dwellings: Design Competitions and the Convenient Interior, 1879-1909" (University of Tennessee Press).
"What thoughts and images come to mind when you hear the words 'Islam' and 'Muslims?'" asked Omer Bajwa, a Ph.D. candidate in Cornell's Department of Near Eastern Studies, speaking on campus last week (Feb. 20).
Far too many…
If a Danish newspaper doesn't have the freedom to publish cartoons depicting Muhammad, should the TV cartoon show "South Park" also not be free to satirize Mormons?
That was the question posed by Michael Shapiro, associate…
When it comes to terrorism, Muslim Americans aren't part of the problem, they're part of the solution, according to Ahmed Younis, national director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council.
According to Younis, the author of …