The unique Teatrotaller (Spanish for theater-workshop), a mix of academics and performance in Spanish, has been going strong ever since Cornell students founded it in 1993 to promote Latino cultures. (Feb. 26, 2010)
To play PhotoCity, you have to get up from your computer and walk around campus. The game knits together still photos of an object taken from many angles to create a 3-D model of the Cornell campus. (Feb. 24, 2010)
The libraries at Cornell and Columbia universities are collaborating on a study that aims to discover if libraries can help humanities doctoral students finish their Ph.D.s within 10 years. (Feb. 24, 2010)
Daniel Sisler, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, has been named the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Spirit of Helen Keller Award. (May 21, 2007)
BAYSIDE, N.Y. -- Civil War-era landmarks cared for by New York City's Parks Department will be protected for future generations thanks to a spring volunteer project initiated by students in historic preservation planning at Cornell University. The students and other volunteers will stabilize neglected historic buildings and battery walls at Fort Totten Battery, in Bayside, Queens, from Friday, April 12, through Sunday, April 14. They hope that preserving the structures now and improving their appearance will lead to city support for their eventual restoration and use by the public and nonprofit groups. (April 10, 2002)
The structural steelwork of Paul Milstein Hall will take shape starting in April; the facilities expansion for the College of Architecture, Art and Planning is on schedule to open in August 2011. (Feb. 18, 2010)
The latest ultrasound device created by Cornell graduate student George K. Lewis could one day introduce a whole new level of home therapy for pain management. (Feb. 16, 2010)
The Board of Trustees approved a set of planning parameters for the 2006-07 budget that calls for a 4.8 percent tuition increase for most students in the endowed colleges, setting tuition at $32,800 for the 2006-07 academic year.
Events on campus this week include the annual Dump and Run sale, jazz and sustainability events for new students, an alumna's economic development initiative and free films at Cornell Cinema. (Aug. 16, 2012)
A Cornell University alumna and her family have donated $500,000 to establish an endowment for the university's Public Service Center, Susan H. Murphy, vice president for student and academic services, announced today (Dec. 5).