The library needs an upgrade to meet the scholarship demands of a modern university and to resolve serious life-safety and environmental problems. If the plan is approved, work tentatively could start in two years. (March 14, 2007)
David J. Thouless, Ph.D. '58, and former postdoctoral researcher J. Michael Kosterlitz share the 2016 Nobel Prize in physics for discoveries in topological phase transitions of matter.
The $30,000 awards recognize outstanding tenured faculty early in their careers for distinguished research and scholarly achievements, combined with their continuing commitment to Cornell. (April 17, 2008)
A Cornell robot named Ranger has traveled 14.3 miles in about 11 hours, setting an unofficial world record at Cornell's Barton Hall on the morning of July 6. (July 16, 2010)
More than 100 students who participated in three business competitions and a demonstration embodied the spirit of entrepreneurship at the annual Celebration conference April 18-20.
As founding entrepreneurial officer, Pass will be responsible for engaging with all aspects of the tech sector and helping to inform academic programs and curricula that emphasize applied innovation. (May 23, 2012)
Twenty years ago, the most popular video games were made by teenage computer gurus in their spare time. With a knack for computer programming and some enthusiasm, anybody could be making the next best game.
Not anymore. The video…
As methane intensifies greenhouse gas in the atmosphere – propelling average global temperatures higher toward the brink of no return – Cornell’s Robert Howarth briefed the White House on dangers and solutions.
Events at Cornell this week include pianists Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan, RED Day, films about food, remembering Toni Morrison, and the Coors Conversation Series.
In his first work of fiction, Shimon Edelman, professor of psychology, has published his first fiction e-book. “Beginnings” is an eclectic collection of narratives, poems and essays.