Two Cornell teams are finalists in the Reimagine the Canals competition, a $2.5 million New York state contest that aspires to return the 200-year-old Erie Canal into an economic catalyst and tourism hotspot.
Harry De Gorter and Gustavo Flores-Macias comment on the status of the NAFTA negotiations and what they mean for the countries involved and the global economy.
Three new North Campus faculty-in-residence – Sahara Byrne, Christopher Umbach and Maria Fernandez – have developed programs for first-year students in their residence halls designed to encourage students' intellectual engagement in their daily lives.
Actor, director and writer Alan Alda will return to campus May 16-18 and will deliver a lecture on ways to effectively communicate science so anyone can understand it.
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program, which aims to boost the number of faculty members from groups underrepresented in higher education, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
Cornell computer scientists have formed the Center for Data Science for Improved Decision-Making to find ways to handle data responsibly and use it as a resource for the public benefit.
Events on campus this week include student documentary film screenings, a concert premiere by graduate composer Taylan Cihan, and a talk on hydrofracking by energy policymaker John Deutch. (May 3, 2012)
