Wading ankle-deep along the shore of the cosmic ocean, scientists from around the world gathered at Cornell May 9 to celebrate and inaugurate the university’s Carl Sagan Institute: Pale Blue Dot & Beyond.
Events on campus this week include Scottish singer Jean Redpath, CU Winds in concert, 'The Tempest' at Cornell Cinema and a public service lecture by Jane Coyne '88.
Two years of design work, fundraising and construction have come down to the wire for Cornell's Solar Decathlon team, as students scramble to finish outfitting their house on the National Mall. (Oct. 11, 2007)
With the Web broadcasting every reckless mistake and rumor, a visiting information privacy expert offered ways the law could protect against irresponsible online posting, Feb. 3. (Feb. 7, 2011)
Researchers at Cornell have developed a strain of maize with a high iron bioavailability, meaning more of the iron that is present naturally in these maize lines can be absorbed.
The fourth annual 'Africa in Ithaca' cultural festival, featuring Namu, a noted female singer and performer from East Africa, will be May 15, in the Ithaca High School gymnasium.
Cornell's incoming Class of 2015 and new transfer students will discuss E.L. Doctorow's novel 'Homer and Langley,' the 2011 New Student Reading Project selection, in events on campus Aug. 21-22. (Aug. 18, 2011)
In an effort to enhance the university's diverse representation within nonacademic staff, the Office of Human Resources (OHR) has been working for the past year on a new initiative to increase recruitment and applicant tracking.
From apples and corn to onion jellies and solar smoothies, thousands of visitors to the 78th annual Empire Farm Days got a taste of Cornell's contributions to the agricultural community. (Aug. 17, 2011)