Cornell's programs in undergraduate and graduate architecture, graduate landscape architecture and graduate interior design have been ranked in the Top 5 in DesignIntelligence's annual survey. (Nov. 20, 2012)
Robert Howarth is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University and an expert on the atmospheric implications of methane. While some researchers have concluded that cows and cattle are the cause of the increase, he says shale gas and shale oil are the most likely reasons behind the steep climb.
Cornell students and mentors traveled to Honduras Jan. 12-19 to work with a group, Mayor Potencial, focused on improving education opportunities in rural areas of the nation.
The Department of Neurobiology and Behavior celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. About half of the department's doctoral alumni will return to campus Nov. 1.
Collegetown ART (Art, Recycling and Trash), a project of the student-run Sustainability Hub at Cornell, has raised money for new trash and recycling cans in Collegetown that will feature local art. (May 19, 2010)
Eva Tardos, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Science, has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science Award.
The Department of Theatre, Film and Dance will present Mark O'Rowe's 'Terminus,' a play composed of three interwoven monologues, Nov. 18-20 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. (Nov. 14, 2011)
The charter of Cornell University includes a remarkable statement: "And persons of every religious denomination, or of no religious denomination, shall be equally eligible to all offices and appointments."
In a whirlwind of seminars, plenary sessions and corridor conversations, 17 Cornell students and six faculty attended COP24 in Katowice, Poland in December.
Cornell's Inclusive Early Childhood Community Art Program, launched Feb. 14, and revived Cornell Colleague Network Groups are among new diversity and inclusion initiatives. (March 17, 2011)
