Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) promptly reached out after Hurricane Katrina pounded the Gulf Coast. WCMC honored its commitment to supporting health care in areas in crisis by mounting a threefold response on behalf of Katrina victims.
Events on campus this week include ticket sales for Margaret Atwood lecture, change in Bound for Glory, the Perkins Prize, a celebration of the baroque organ and a symposium on the Nano.
Events on campus this week include: a film on the black Panthers, several book readings, Latino conference, Locally Grown Dance and Black Gospel festivals, and a lecture by Steven Pinker. (Feb. 24, 2011)
Cornell's voice just became a little clearer on the radio. Cornell News Service and Media Services have completed the installation of Integrated Services Digital Network service, which provides a high-fidelity telephone link to radio and television stations and networks worldwide
A new monthly column in the Cornell Chronicle will feature interesting real-world examples of how Cornell serves the state. These stories will be about real people in New York state and how Cornell has touched their lives.
Michael Brown, co-founder and president of City Year, will visit Cornell Feb. 11, and interact with student groups. Brown is coming to the campus to speak at the Cornell Tradition's fifth annual convocation.
Much of the research and discovery in biological science is now taking place at the interface of the life sciences with other disciplines, from materials science to computer engineering.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental activist, author, chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, will give the Kaplan Family Distinguished Lecture.
The Department of Textiles and Apparel at Cornell has joined the prestigious National Textile Center Consortium, a group of universities focused on research to sharpen the global competitiveness of the domestic textile and apparel industry.
Steven Stucky, the Given Foundation Professor of Music at Cornell University, has been awarded a Goddard Lieberson Fellowship by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.