Over winter break in January, 14 Cornell Tradition undergraduates traded creature comforts for work gloves to help clean up homes in Puerto Rico, which is still reeling nearly five months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.
Cornell researchers have invented an earphone that can continuously track full facial expressions – and translate them into emojis or silent speech commands.
For the colorful, graceful sea fans swaying among the coral reefs in the waters around Puerto Rico, copper is an emerging threat in an era of warming oceans, according to new Cornell research.
An opening for "Quiet Labor," an exhibit featuring naturally dyed textiles, garments, and artworks by participants in the Cornell Natural Dye Studio, took place Feb. 7 at the Cornell Botanic Gardens Nevin Welcome Center and will run until June 25.
Events on campus this week include sustainability expert/graduate student Annie Leonard with 'The Story of Stuff;' the annual Pao Bhangra show; films about bees and AIDS; the 22nd Cornell Jazz Festival and a climate readiness conference.
The Luce Scholars Program, aimed at increasing awareness of Asia among future leaders in American society, provides stipends and placement in one-year internships in Asia.
Paul Sawyer, professor of English, launched the Plantations' Fall Lecture Series with a talk about John Ruskin, the 'first ecologist,' Aug. 29. (Sept. 4, 2012)
Events on campus this week include the Mayfest chamber music festival; a reading by graduating MFA writers; Museum Day at the Johnson Museum of Art; and a lecture on the art of birdsong.
This week on campus, Cornell Chorus hosts a women's choral conference with a keynote by Maggie Wheeler; "The Godfather," "It" and other classics at Cornell Cinema; and "The Vagina Monologues."