Students in a sophomore design studio interpreted techniques from 15th-century Japan to create new spaces by "slowing time down" through obstruction of movement. Their exhibit, for example, featured a 'mouse hole' among other pathways. (December 07, 2005)
About 18 Cornell University students hired by the Cornell Theory Center for its SciFair outreach program serve as online mentors to middle and high school students across the nation to help them research, design and build virtual worlds based on such issues as Mars exploration and the human genome project. (December 07, 2005)
Cornell's buildings have been getting makeovers recently. Some have had their heating, ventilation and cooling systems overhauled and refined. Others have had occupancy sensors and variable speed drives installed to curb wastage. Didn't notice? Well, that's kind of the point. (December 06, 2005)
In compliance with a new New York state law, Cornell University will notify anyone whose personal data may have been compromised by a computer break-in. (December 06, 2005)
Cornell is the focal point of Northeast LambdaRail, an organization that will enable educational institutions in New York and New England to connect to National LambdaRail, a high-bandwidth fiber-optic network dedicated to scientific research.
Cornell students dove headlong this semester into the works of some of the university's most acclaimed writers, including alums Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Toni Morrison and Thomas Pynchon. (December 06, 2005)
Larry Walker, professor of biological and environmental engineering, has been awarded $750,000 by the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research to explore the use of plant and microbial resources to produce biofuels, industrial chemicals, natural products and other consumer goods. (December 6, 2005)
The Executive Committee of the Cornell University Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets Thursday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. in the Fall Creek Room of the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St., New York City. (December 6, 2005)
In a letter to the editor, David Stapleton, director of Cornell's Institute for Policy Research and board member of Our Voices Together, encourages giving gifts that make a difference. (December 6, 2005)