Allmon, the first recipient of the Hunter R. Rawlings III Professor of Paleontology, has been teaching at Cornell for the past 15 years as an adjunct associate professor. (May 6, 2008)
On Saturday, April 19, from 1 to 6 p.m. on the Cornell Arts Quad, more than 50 student groups will take part in a celebration of Earth and culture for Earth Day '97. This year's celebration combines the traditional Earth Day elements with an emphasis on cultural diversity and has been named "Many Voices, One Earth."
The Department of Theatre, Film and Dance is adopting curriculum changes as part of a new model emphasizing student experiences, innovation, collaboration and teaching media and performance. (May 19, 2011)
Has America's obsession with sex taken the place of the cold war? Are the current debate and media coverage of sexual politics in the workplace and on Capitol Hill a diversion or a progression for working women and men?
President Skorton attributes increase in student applications not only to faculty, teaching excellence and research, but also to student word-of-mouth and the work of Cornell's communications staff. (April 17, 2008)
What Peter Meinig called 'truly an auspicious day for Cornell,' interim President Hunter R. Rawlings called 'a very sad day in Iowa City, Iowa.' The day was Saturday, and the man Rawlings was referring to was Cornell's newly named 12th president, David Skorton.
Events on campus this week include a talk by environmental writer Dan Fagin, a young people's concert with Cornell Symphony Orchestra, and a debate on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.
Retirees who move to rural areas often have a positive impact on local economies, but they also drive up housing prices and can have other negative effects, Cornell research finds. (March 26, 2008)
Black women in the United States should be the focus of more HIV/AIDS education because they strongly influence the quality and survival of their families and communities, says a Cornell University expert on AIDS who is co-editor of a new book on the topic. Two-thirds of HIV/AIDS cases in the United States occur among black Americans, and AIDS is the second-highest cause of death among black American women, ages 18 to 44. (April 25, 2003)