Engineering students from across New York will visit campus April 13 and 14 for the Upstate New York American Society of Civil Engineers Student Conference. (March 29, 2007)
Cornell University will host a symposium, "Globalization, Agricultural Development and Rural Livelihoods," April 11-12, examining globalization of markets and the status of world food supplies and of nutrition. The symposium, in 401 Warren Hall, will feature a keynote address, "Globalization, Agriculture and Rural Poverty: Implications for Developing Countries," by Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Cornell's Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy. The talk will be given in the opening session at 8:30 a.m. on April 11 (April 04, 2003)
When young children learn a second language, it strengthens their ability to pay attention to the right stuff, reports a new Cornell study. (July 14, 2011)
Students met in small groups Aug. 24 to discuss the themes of the New Student Reading Project book. While some appreciated reading a classic, others said they would have preferred a contemporary book. (Aug. 25, 2009)
Greg Morrisett, the new dean of Computing and Information Science, looks forward to new ways of teaching and paths to success for faculty and students.
'Saturn: Images From the Cassini-Huygens Mission,' an exhibit of 50 dramatic photographs captured by NASA's Cassini orbiter and the European Space Agency's Huygens lander, is on display through March 2009. (May 2, 2008)
A new Cornell Cooperative Extension program encourages New York families to prepare home-cooked meals with local produce for healthier eating that also benefits the local economy. (Aug. 3, 2009)
The newly redesigned Banfi's restaurant in Cornell's Statler Hotel offers Tuscan-style dining including an antipasto bar, a wine bar, regional Tuscan-inspired specialties and Tuscan art. Taverna Banfi reopened earlier this month and is serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. (Feb. 22, 2007)