Roald Hoffmann, Geoffrey Coates, Garnet Chan and Paul Chirik have received awards from the American Chemical Society for outstanding contributions to the field. (March 16, 2009)
An archive of golf course plans and other materials spanning the 70-year career of famous course designer Robert Trent Jones '30 has found a home at Cornell University Library. (Dec. 7, 2010)
Events on campus this week include student documentary film screenings, a concert premiere by graduate composer Taylan Cihan, and a talk on hydrofracking by energy policymaker John Deutch. (May 3, 2012)
The biological applications of engineering, or bioengineering, is the topic of the 1997 Cornell Society of Engineers annual conference April 10-12 at Cornell.
Joe Trippi, the first campaign director for Howard Dean's presidential primary bid, will speak on "Conservatism on College Campuses" Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 5 p.m. in 305 Ives Hall on the Cornell University campus. The talk is co-sponsored by the Cornell Mock Election student group and the Cornell Democrats. It is open to the public without charge. (September 16, 2004)
More than 4,300 new students are arriving at Cornell starting this Friday, Aug. 20, when campus residence halls open their doors at 8 a.m. This year Cornell expects to enroll roughly 3,100 freshmen, 564 new undergraduate transfer students and 610 new graduate and professional students.
Cornell students are developing programs that will make personal robot servants possible. Their work was on display May 17 in the Duffield Atrium. (May 26, 2011)
Hip-hop collector, historian and author Johan Kugelberg praised the leadership of Cornell librarians during a Library Salon, held Oct. 6 at the Union League Club in New York City. (Oct. 8, 2009)
Temple Grandin, renowned designer of humane livestock facilities and associate professor of animal science at Colorado State University, will speak on "Animal Behavior, Autism and Welfare Auditing," Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m…