'The Humboldt Current,' written by Cornell history professor Aaron Sachs, is an intellectual history of the impact of 19th-century explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American culture and science, particularly American environmentalism.
More than 350 cancer survivors and guests were treated to a chicken barbecue provided by volunteer staff at the Hotel School and Statler Hotel at the American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life, July 13. (July 17, 2007)
Cornell University has teamed up with the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., to co-host a conference to create dialogues among public health, animal health and wildlife management experts from both government and the private sector. (November 23, 2005)
The story, says Cornell geologist Bryan Isacks, is usually pretty much the same. People study geology because they have a certain set of characteristics: They love physics and the outdoors; they're adventurous and curious.
First-year and transfer students explored the nature of being human, living with technology and other topics at six faculty lectures Aug. 22 on Philip K. Dick's 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' (Aug. 23, 2010)
The artist who gave the world its first glimpse of prehistoric life in 3-D and living color is the subject of a new special exhibition at the Museum of the Earth.
Through DCAPS, the Cornell Library is extending its expertise in creating, managing and archiving digital content to support faculty in a wide range of e-scholarship initiatives.
M.F.A. candidate Lindsey Glover has won Cornell's inaugural Margaret Bourke-White Photography Portfolio Prize. Her entry will be on display outside the president's office through May. (March 10, 2008)