While conducting research in early 1998, Lee Kass was inspired to write this poem about the Cornell pumpkin, which mysteriously appeared atop McGraw Tower Oct. 8, 1997. (Oct. 16, 2009)
Chon Noriega will deliver a sesquicentennial lecture, “‘Cornell on Trial’: The University and the Creative Arts, Revisited,” on Oct. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the English Department Lounge, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Two students in the College of Arts and Sciences - Daniel Young '13 and Mallory Matsumoto '12 - have won prestigious scholarships for graduate study. (April 17, 2012)
Funding from the Gates Foundation will allow the Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative to scale up its work promoting a more nutrition-sensitive food system aimed at bolstering the diet of the rural poor.
Gregory T. Eells, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the field of counseling services and centers. (Nov. 15, 2012)
This past weekend, Cornell community members loaded a bus with blankets, towels, coats, jackets, toiletries, bottled water, snacks and winter gear for those who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy. (Nov. 14, 2012)
Long-awaited, $700,000 upgrades to the 26-year-old Lindseth Climbing Wall in Bartels Hall will increase square footage by 25 percent, making it one of the top indoor climbing facilities in the nation.
Evan Earle ’02, M.S. ’14, the newly appointed Dr. Peter J. Thaler ’56 Cornell University Archivist, comes from a Cornell family and from an early age has immersed himself in Cornelliana.
To commemorate its 150th anniversary, Cornell Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections sponsored a faculty panel discussion and a reading of the Gettysburg Address by President David Skorton Nov. 19.
Assistant professor of architecture Jenny Sabin has been named a United States Artists Fellow in Architecture and Design for 2011. She is one of 50 recipients of the $50,000 grants, given annually. (Dec. 21, 2011)