Despite clouds, the sun prevailed at Slope Day 2010. Sustainability took center stage, as Cornell Dining aimed for "zero-waste," and SlopeFest at Ho Plaza provided non-alcoholic alternatives. (May 7, 2010)
Cornell researchers will develop a tool to knock out genes in maize and will sequence wild rice genes, identify their functions and insert key genes into cultivated lines for breeders. (Nov. 22, 2010)
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.