Myra Sabir, assistant dean of admissions and advising, opened the 2012 Soup and Hope series Jan. 19 using excerpts from her work-in-progress to convey her journey toward self-awareness and connection. (Jan. 24, 2012)
Events on campus in the next two weeks include a reading by Teju Cole; the 2014 Atkinson Symposium on earth art; a lecture on sustainable housing; and "Total Recall" director Paul Verhoeven.
Frank Wagner '67, one of only 16 individuals since 1790 to serve as Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court, has returned to Cornell to mentor students at the Legal Information Institute. (July 11, 2011)
The Vet College's advanced pet simulators are allowing the simulation learning model to spread throughout the veterinary curriculum and paving the way for other institutions to follow suit.
Troy Donahue, a American teen heartthrob from the '60s, will play Harry MacAfee, a father whose life is disrupted by teen idol Conrad Birdie, in the 1998 national tour of Bye Bye Birdie, at Cornell's Statler Auditorium on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m.
People who saw how much they had already eaten -- e.g., leftover chicken-wing bones -- ate 27 percent less than people who had no such environmental cues, finds a study by Cornell's Brian Wansink. (April 9, 2007)
Evaluating how suitable our homes are for growing old in should be just as routine as financial planning for retirement, says a Cornell housing expert. Adapting homes for age-related disabilities would not only help older people remain in their homes.
The scholarly impact of the book is not reflected in its size.
Measuring 77 square inches and bound by wooden boards covered in blind-stamped leather, "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium" changed the way we view the universe…