Applications are now being accepted for DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Fellowships and the Cornell-Heidelberg Exchange Fellowship for 2010-11. (Oct. 1, 2009)
Teams of students in two College of Human Ecology courses worked together to design functional and appealing activity areas for Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
Thirteen staff members received Employee Excellence Awards – three each in the individual, management, innovation and diversity categories, and one that stood 'Far Above.'
Events on campus this week include: a walking contest, Emerging Artists, former Brazilian president, poet Paul Muldoon, Union Days, museum reception, urban agenda, Glissant and sustainability month.
Mayfest, the Department of Music's annual chamber music series, featured Klezmer music as part of its varied programming and top international musicians on campus May 19-24. (June 3, 2010)
With great expectations Cornell will officially enter "the Skorton era" on Sept. 7. In a lively and colorful ceremony on the Arts Quad, David J. Skorton will be inaugurated as Cornell's 12th president.
The historic day's events…
Fifty Cornell students recently returned from three weeks in China over winter break as guests of the Chinese government and part of the 2009 Chinese Bridge Winter Camp for American Students.
A collaboration of two Cornell research groups has proposed a novel method for producing groups of same-sized nanoparticles, known as 'magic-sized clusters,' which have applications in optical memory storage and lighting.