Concerns and criticisms about proposed changes to the Campus Code of Conduct and Cornell's judicial system were voiced at a Feb. 5 public forum. (Feb. 7, 2007)
The future of particle physics in the United States has never been as imperiled as it is now, says economist Harold Shapiro, president emeritus of Princeton University. Failure to act, he says, could mean missing out on…
Events on campus this week include lectures on mental health, sustainability and care for seniors; Cornell Winds concert; Turkish cinema; book readings; and an underwater vehicle demonstration. (Nov. 18, 2010)
Alan G. Merten, the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean of Cornell's S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, has been named president of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. He will take office July 1. Merten, who also holds an appointment as professor of information systems, has served as dean of the Johnson School since 1989.
The Cornell University Department of English will host a conference "Some Futures for the Twentieth Century," Oct. 25 and 26 in Goldwin Smith Hall D. All talks, including a post-conference reception and Saturday luncheon buffet, are free and open to the public. "In the wake of the millennium, scholars of British and U.S. 20th-century literature and culture are exploring innovative ways to think about their period -- a period that now has not only a beginning but an ending," said Molly Hite, Cornell professor of English and conference coordinator. "They are basically asking: What exactly was the 20th century?" (October 23, 2002)
The fourth annual 'Africa in Ithaca' cultural festival, featuring Namu, a noted female singer and performer from East Africa, will be May 15, in the Ithaca High School gymnasium.
Give New Yorkers the opportunity to buy more state-produced maple products and New York maple-syrup producers could reap profits five times greater than what they make now.
So says Stephen Childs, an extension associate in…