Despite higher-than-normal amounts of rain in early 2017, the large agricultural and metropolitan communities that rely on groundwater in central California experienced only a short respite from an ongoing drought.
The relationship between law enforcement and minority communities was viewed through the lens of hip-hop music at a panel discussion in Ithaca Feb. 20, "WOOP WOOP! That's the Sound of da Police!"
Replacing the gasoline economy with better batteries may be accelerated thanks to unique battery testing capabilities at Cornell, and anchored by a new testing and prototyping center that the university helped to establish.
The second annual Margaret Bourke-White Photography Portfolio Prize competition is accepting entries from Cornell student photographers through Oct. 27. (Oct. 9, 2008)
In their 'PhDivas' podcast, scholars Liz Wayne and Christine Yao find common ground across the STEM-humanities divide with wit and insight on contemporary culture, social issues and life in academia.
The Institute for the Social Sciences recently concluded theme project tackled tried to learn how sociologists, psychologists, economists and others struggle to understand one another.
Events on campus include jazz and classical performances, glass sea creatures and a fall party at the Johnson Museum, a book talk on roads in the Himalayas and a reading by poet and novelist Ron Rash.
Emeritus professor Marty Hatch discusses the roles food pantries play in communities such as Brooktondale and Caroline and how the United Way in supporting them.
A Cornell student who graduated in December won the top prize at an international conference for a dress she designed and created while a student. The dress features 2,000 shell buttons. (June 19, 2009)