A U.S. Department of Energy agency has awarded $1 million to Cornell researchers, who are using programmed microbes to mine rare-earth minerals used in consumer electronics and advanced renewable energy.
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.
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.
Instead of uncovering scientific answers, the spectral images from a Cassini flyby of Saturn’s rings triggered more questions than answers, says new research published June 13 in Science.
A towering new sculpture welcomes visitors to the Cornell Botanic Gardens: “Double Allium,” crafted of metal and glass, stands 12 feet tall and sits along the walkway to the Nevin Welcome Center.
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.
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."
As Cornell students sheltered in place last April, many were were hit with yet another worry: COVID-19 was upending their summers. That's when Global Cornell decided to step in.