The Lindseth Climbing Center accommodates people with physical and neurological disabilities, with specialized equipment and programs that make rock climbing accessible to all.
Peter Harriott ‘49, an emeritus professor of chemical engineering who taught for 48 years at Cornell and co-authored the defining textbook on unit operations, died Sept. 23 in Ithaca. He was 94.
President Martha E. Pollack announced the Ithaca campus is moving to alert level red on Dec. 14, following a rise in cases of COVID-19 among the student population.
Kaitlin Woolley says people can harness the discomfort of achieving personal growth by seeking it as their goal and offers tips for how to stay motivated this New Year
Students have flocked to Cornell AgriTech’s hard apple cider online training with 236 cider producers from around the world taking part since the pandemic forced a change in format.
A bit of history was made in the annual robotics competition, Dec. 7 in the atrium of Duffield Hall, where a robot created by Cornell students defeated the corporate sponsor’s robot in a head-to-head block-gathering challenge.
According to new Cornell research: Asking in person for help maximizes one’s chance of getting a “yes.” If you must ask from a distance, though, choose video or a phone call, rather than email or a text, the researchers found.
Marika Nell, Ph.D. ’20, and Kevin McDermott, Ph.D. ’19, began their doctoral programs hoping to work in academia but discovered policy careers along the way. They discuss how Cornell resources have shaped their path.
A $5.1 million research project just launched at Cornell University, the University of Washington, and the University of Arizona that may offer some hope by investigating the potential links between Alzheimer’s disease and a similar condition in dogs called canine cognitive dysfunction.
