In an Oct. 1 campus talk, Parfait M. Eloundou-Enyegue, professor of development sociology, said the population structure of a nation is the most important factor in resource allocations and policy.
The 2012 volume 'The Best Writing on Mathematics,' edited by Cornell’s Mircea Pitici, helps the average person understand how math relates to daily life.
This week’s event include a Cornell Chamber Orchestra concert; a lecture about protests in women’s soccer; a conversation with Hollywood producer and Cornell grad David Greenbaum; and a celebration of undergraduate writing competition winners.
"Happiness leads to success rather than the other way around," the Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine told the newest graduates of the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Thanks to multilingual Cornell students, 500 Ithaca-area children learning English as a second language each have a new book personalized just for them, with the English text translated into their native language.
A $10 million challenge gift from Barton and Susan Winokur, both Class of ’61, is helping to launch a fundraising campaign in the College of Arts and Sciences that will support the creation of 15-25 new endowed positions.
Robert Howarth spoke to the University Assembly Oct. 18 about the recently released Senior Leaders Climate Action Group report on options and their associated costs for achieving a carbon-neutral campus by 2035.
Vice President for Student and Academic Services Susan Murphy issued a message of condolences May 8 on the deaths of Lisa Cimbaluk and Valerie Mae Paurus Ota.
Events at Cornell include a cat video festival; performances inspired by Taiwanese artist Tong Yang-Tze; a concert and master classes with the Chamber Society of Lincoln Center; and a celebration of Robert Moog.
A gift from Rona and David Picket ’84 to the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of English and its creative writing program frees MFA students to write during the summer.