Gwendolyn Alden Dean has been named coordinator of Cornell's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center, ending a six-month national search. Dean most recently was director of Stanford University's Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community Center.
Cornell in Rome alumni, faculty and current students alike say the program provides an exceptional experience and opportunity to learn and grow, personally and as artists, urban planners and architects. (May 3, 2007)
Staring and squirming by infants might not be as random or meaningless as they seem, says a Cornell developmental psychologist. Rather, the link between the two could prevent infants from getting visually stuck, and allow them to "visually forage" the environment.
NASA today (Oct. 21, 1997) awarded a $154 million grant to Cornell University to lead and direct close-proximity comet fly-bys scheduled for launch early in the next century.
The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) at Cornell University, the largest academic unit in the United States devoted to the study of and training in human nutrition, has become home to two international centers.
The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) at Cornell University, the largest academic unit in the United States devoted to the study of and training in human nutrition, has become home to two international centers.
The Cornell University Council for the Art has awarded more than $11,000 to 26 Cornell students and staff members to support a variety of art projects, including fashion design and photography.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $25 million to Cornell to support the construction of the signature building for a planned information campus.
Steven D. Tanksley, Cornell's Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Plant Breeding, has been named the 1998 recipient of the prestigious $15,000 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Award.
Cornell and its various Jewish groups have joined together to provide the framework for a more vibrant community for Jewish life on campus, including campus-wide kosher dining.