A new reality television series focused on the lives of students at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine makes its debut Sept. 19 on National Geographic station.
The University of Pennsylvania's Nano/BioInterface Center has presented its annual Award for Research Excellence in Nanotechnology to Harold Craighead. (Oct. 21, 2009)
At its May 25 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees elected seven new trustees to four-year terms and one new trustee to a two-year term; they will join two new alumni-elected trustees, the new undergraduate student-elected trustee and four re-elected trustees when terms begin July 1.
Peter Lepage, the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will step down June 30, 2013. He will have served for 10 years, longer than all but one of the college's 19 previous deans.
Half-hour sessions of a new, guided mindfulness meditation series for students, faculty and staff are now offered at various times throughout the week in several locations across campus.
Anil Nerode, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Mathematics, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Chicago for his 'profound impact' on mathematical logic and theoretical computer science June 12. (May 18, 2010)
In his "Last Lecture" April 29, law professor John Blume spoke of the challenges he’s faced as a defense lawyer for people on death row and the life lessons he’d like to impart to young students.
Events this week include "The Great Dictator" in a Cornell Cinema "Demagogues" series; "Art and the Military" at the Johnson Museum; a book talk by economist Eswar Prasad; and the Vida Guitar Quartet.
Influential literary critic M.H. Abrams is a recipient of the National Humanities Medal. President Barack Obama announced the honor July 22, the day before the emeritus professor's 102nd birthday.
Two Cornell faculty members - Gregory Fuchs and A. Kevin Tang - are among this year's 48 winners of the Air Force Young Investigator Research Program. (Jan. 23, 2012)