On the eve of David Skorton's last Cornell Commencement, the Board of Trustees presented the president with an instrumental treasure: a handmade, hand-selected flute with a beautifully crafted wooden-head joint.
At the second Inside Cornell press luncheon, held May 22 at the Cornell Club in New York City, Robert Frank, professor of economics and regular contributor to The New York Times, spoke about his new book. (May 31, 2007)
A brand-new vending machine just for Cornell-grown apples has been installed in the Plant Science Building, home to the Department of Horticulture, following the early retirement last year of an aging machine. (Sept. 20, 2007)
In their waning moments as students, the Class of 2016 endured momentous rain and historic heat to race past the graduation finish line on commencement weekend.
The city of Ithaca rangers joined Cornell staff and gorge stewards for gorge safety training, May 19 and 20. The training was conducted by Mike Roberts, Cornell Plantations.
The Laboratory of Plasma Studies received a $15 million grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration and celebrates its 50th anniversary with a symposium Oct. 6-7.
Long-term spaceflight causes more changes to gene expression than shorter trips, according to research by Weill Cornell Medicine and NASA investigators as part of NASA’s Twins Study involving Mark and Scott Kelly.
With enough warmth and admiration to fill an expanding universe, colleagues, family and friends of Joe Burns, dedicated a brand-new office – the Joseph Burns Faculty Office – in the renovated Upson Hall.
Cornell's entry in the 2009 Solar Decathlon goes outside the box in solar house design. The team returns in October to the biennial competition in Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2009)
More than 2,400 employees, retirees and their families came to Employee Celebration, Jan. 19, featuring men's and women's basketball, women's hockey, and a chicken and pasta dinner.