Doctoral student Meredith Ramirez Talusan, M.A. ’11, who studies comparative literature, serendipitously taught a Filipino woman how to knit. A year later she started a social enterprise that now employs 25 knitters in the Philippines.
Clifford Earle, emeritus professor of mathematics and former department chair, who taught at the university for more than 39 years before retiring in 2004, died on June 12 at age 81.
Cornell researchers have created a digital age active-reading system using an array of tablets to combine the best features of paper and electronic text.
With its innovative sustainable design features including chilled beams, radiant heating and a green roof, Milstein Hall has received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. (Aug. 23, 2012)
Student Matthew Lanzing of Bradenton, Fla., died Jan. 12. A community support meeting will be held Jan. 22 at 4:30 p.m. in the Founders Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. (Jan. 20, 2009)
The new library Animal Legends exhibition opened with a lecture by Vice Provost Laura Brown on 'Love, Paradise, and the Rise of the Animal in English Literature,' March 4. (March 8, 2011)
Noticing the lack of portraits of women around campus, Jordana Gilman '14 assembled an exhibition of 250 notable Cornell women - along with two mirrors so visitors can consider their place in Cornell history.
For the third consecutive year, Cornell has posted a record-high number of applications for admission. More than 51,000 students sought a place in the Class of 2022.
Events on campus this week include: President Skorton on WVBR, lectures by the Unilever CEO and the 2011 physics Nobelist, King's Speech writer, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. (April 7, 2011)
McGraw Hall will undergo major renovations beginning this month. The roof work won't begin until after Commencement and should be completed by fall semester. (April 4, 2011)