Cornell senior Juliet Jacobson ’16 used a grant from the President's Council of Cornell Women to create a space in Mann Library to honor the achievements of Nobel Laureate Barbara McClintock '23, M.A. '25, Ph.D. '27.
As one of 30 Kauffman fellow finalists selected this year, Aaron Holiday, MBA '12, will aim to work for two years for a leading venture capital firm. (April 11, 2012)
Dean Kathryn Boor has been appointed as a director of the new Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, an independent agency to oversee national research efforts into food, agriculture and some other sciences.
Here are answers to frequently asked questions to help the Cornell community understand the content of the new Student Code of Conduct and Procedures, as well as the process that led its adoption.
A new book by Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman explores the promises and perils of a technological revolution: 3-D printers that can quickly and cheaply make anything from bicycle parts to low-fat foods.
In a Sept. 10 campus talk, Peter Katzenstein, Cornell's Walter S. Carpenter Jr. Professor of International Studies, contended that the U.S. and Russia are in a Cold Peace rather than a Cold War.
Veterinarian Alfonso Torres is co-leading the charge to increase the number of veterinarians around the world who are familiar with animal diseases that could threaten the health of livestock and poultry globally.
Roanna Ruiz, a Ph.D. student in the field of biomedical engineering, has been selected out of more than 2,900 applicants to receive a 2011 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship. (April 20, 2011)
Éva Tardos, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Science, has received the Van Wijngaarden Award for her 'exceptional contribution to mathematics and computer science.' (April 20, 2011)
The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research hosted a Flash Science! speaking competition to give early-career plant scientists experience talking to a general audience May 5.