As avian flu spreads among bird populations throughout Asia and eastern Europe, accounting for close to 90 human deaths so far, health officials at Cornell University are working out details of an emergency plan for campus in…
"Be it known that I, EZRA CORNELL, of Ithaca, in the county of Tompkins and state of New York, have invented a new and useful Machine or Implement for Laying Metallic Pipes in the Earth, which I denominate 'Cornell's Improved…
Microsoft is funding a Microsoft Institute for High-Performance Computing at Cornell with annual funding of $400,000, renewable each year for an indefinite period. The new institute will greatly expand the ability of researchers…
Terry Plater believes being successful as an artist isn't merely a matter of accomplishment, but "a lifelong goal."
"All of the things I have studied, all the work I do feeds my spirit (and my art), in addition to giving me the…
Scientists using the Very Large Baseline Array show that the fastest known neutron star has sufficient velocity to escape the galaxy. The study, co-authored by Cornell professor of astronomy James Cordes, was published last fall in Astrophysical Journal Letters. (February 6, 2006)
Tall tales writ large adorn the walls of the Johnson Museum's lower gallery, where the story cloths of Bali hang like a collage clipped from a giant graphic novel. Indeed these embroideries represent narratives of epic…
Temple Grandin, renowned designer of humane livestock facilities and associate professor of animal science at Colorado State University, will speak on "Animal Behavior, Autism and Welfare Auditing," Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m…
NEW YORK -- The year got off to a furious start for Cornellians in the Big Apple. Events relating to art, music, theater and work were just a few of the offerings during January.
Making winter break work
Undergraduate and…