Five student-related groups will have, as of June 2011, a new home at 626 Thurston Ave. The new occupants of the facility, formerly known as Alumni House, include the Asian/Asian American Center.
Thanks to a relatively new program, Encore Cornell, the university's faculty and staff can remain active and engaged throughout retirement. (April 21, 2011)
At the Latino Living Center Feb. 12, students discussed 'Who is an Indian? Defining Indigeneity in the Modern United States.' The event was part of the Cafe con Leche series sponsored by the center. (Feb. 16, 2010)
The gamitana fish mostly eats fruit and can carry seeds down the Amazon River as far as 3 miles, reports a new Cornell study. The fish may play an important role in the structure of the Amazon forest. (April 18, 2011)
Common scientific wisdom posits that a diverse ecosystem can still thrive if a species within it declines. But a new study found that when just one important species in a river declined, the ecosystem was seriously changed and…
The Paleontological Research Institution, a Cornell-affiliated institution, has received one of the world's largest collections of fossilized mollusks from the Antarctic. (June 10, 2009)
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will visit Cornell Law School as its Distinguished Jurist in Residence during the week of Oct. 22. (July 12, 2007)
The Cornell Native American Alumni Association Reunion Iroquois Social celebrated the sustainable approaches that indigenous peoples have played in caring for Earth. (June 8, 2009)
The Cornell University Board of Trustees will meet in Ithaca on Friday, May 25, and Saturday, May 26. The Executive Committee of the board will hold a brief open session at the start of its meeting at 9 a.m. Friday, May 25, in Ballroom B of the Statler Hotel.
The Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo featured 18 teams of elementary school students from upstate New York who displayed their working LEGO models. (Feb. 1, 2010)