Thomas J. Burr, Richard Durrett, Dexter Kozen, Sally McConnell-Ginet and John C. Schimenti have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Feb. 5, 2009)
The ILR School's Employment and Disability Institute, as a partner in a $12 million initiative, is working to help overcome the problems that New Yorkers with disabilities have in getting jobs. (Feb. 4, 2009)
A conference at Cornell June 3 included planners and architects, discussing how compact, walker- and biker-friendly communities with high-performance buildings would help the energy, climate crises. (June 16, 2011)
Carl L. Becker House, the second of five 'living and learning' houses in Cornell's West Campus Residential Initiative, is opening a year ahead of schedule, Aug. 19.
This year Cornell again joins more than 3,000 colleges and universities nationwide participating in National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, Oct. 18-24.
Cornell researchers have developed a tool that can predict - and thereby perhaps prevent - flash stock market crashes, such as the one that occurred May 6, 2010. (Dec. 1, 2010)
The Triple Helix, founded by Cornell students in 2004, is now at 27 schools worldwide and has a new online journal to supplement the semiannual print journals focusing on science, society and law. (May 6, 2010)
Scholars and civic leaders pondered how to address the challenges prompted by upstate New York's changing population at the State of Upstate New York Conference in Syracuse, N.Y., June 8. (June 10, 2011)
Students have launched Practice Makes Perfect, a nonprofit student organization that pairs high school students with fifth-graders for summer mentoring. (Dec. 7, 2011)