If a Danish newspaper doesn't have the freedom to publish cartoons depicting Muhammad, should the TV cartoon show "South Park" also not be free to satirize Mormons? That was the question posed by Michael Shapiro, associate professor of communication at Cornell, in a panel discussion Feb. 21.
At the 'Lines of Control' March 3-4 symposium, speakers discussed how the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art exhibit by the same name addresses issues related to countries being partitioned. (March 6, 2012)
A garden at Cornell's Mann Library entrance is one of 11 landscapes in the country to be certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative, a new 'green' certification system for built landscapes. (Sept. 25, 2012)
A new mulitimedia tool from Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine aims to minimize avian disease outbreaks by helping veterinarians and farmers diagnose poultry diseases more quickly. (April 1, 2009)
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah, this year's Olin lecturer, stressed how the use of honor - and shame - could be a trigger for social and societal change. (Sept. 26, 2011)
The Galileo spacecraft has taken a risky spin through Jupiter's lethal radiation belts to capture the highest-resolution images yet of three of the planet's four innermost moons.
Ujamaa Residential College celebrates its 40th anniversary on campus with events including a banquet Sept. 22 with students, alumni and past and present faculty fellows and residence hall directors. (Sept. 20, 2012)
Assistant professor of architecture Jenny Sabin has designed a pavilion for Nike in New York City using photo-luminescent, solar-active and reflective threads, inspired by the company's new footwear. (Sept. 20, 2012)
An interview English professor Satya Mohanty gave to the South Asian Review has created an explosive reaction and a new organization, the Global South Cultural Dialogue Project. (Sept. 20, 2012)
Cornell students designed winter boots that improve circulation and a jacket with built-in headphones for people in wheelchairs, among other products as part of a textiles course. (Dec. 7, 2009)