The eyes aboard the Mars rover Spirit are delivering ground truth. After more than six months of examining the photographic and spectral data from the rover, Mars mission scientists confirm that the albedo -- which is the percentage of sunlight reflected on the red planet's dusty surface -- indicates important variations in mineral and dust composition. (August 02, 2004)
Cornell University has adopted new, universitywide procedures for responding to complaints of sexual harassment, President Hunter Rawlings announced today (July 10).
The College of Architecture, Art and Planning will host a two-day symposium, Sept. 17 - 19, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ebenezer Howard's influential book, 'Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform.'
Film editor Thelma Schoonmaker '61, who has won Oscars for "Raging Bull" (1980) and "The Aviator" (2004), returned to Cornell on Nov. 19 to show and talk about her work at a tribute event presented by Cornell Cinema.
About 300 people, Muslim and non-Muslim, gathered in Trillium dining hall Nov. 6 to take part in a banquet celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. (November 9, 2005)
Morris Dees, founder and director of the Southern Poverty Law Center and a noted fighter against violent hate groups, will deliver the keynote address for a conference on religion and human rights Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Sage Chapel.
A lush, tasty squash with cream-color skin and forest-green stripes, named Cornell's Bush Delicata, has been named a 2002 All-America Selection (AAS), a seed-industry award. It is the first Cornell-developed variety to win the prestigious award in 39 years.
A new scholarship program funded with a $5 million gift from the Dyson Foundation will soon benefit top students in the Undergraduate Business Program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. (Feb. 1, 2007)
Even after they have paired with a male, the female North American barn swallow still comparison-shops for sexual partners. And forget personality - females judge males by their looks: the reddish color of the males' breast and belly feathers.
College of Architecture, Art and Planning Dean Kent Kleinman spoke out at a Faculty Senate meeting Feb. 11, stressing the need to build Paul Milstein Hall.