The Cornell Vegetable Program assists farmers in 12 western New York counties by helping them apply Cornell research and expertise to their local vegetable growing operations.
The new Cornell Ergonomics Resource Center showcases ergonomic furniture and equipment for improved health and productivity, allowing managers and employees to make sound procurement decisions. (June 7, 2010)
President David Skorton and Joseph Fins of Weill Cornell Medical College have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
Three Cornell graduate students are among 27 awardees of the 2010-11 Intel Ph.D. Fellowship Program, which has contributed more than $1 million to support top doctoral candidates across the nation. (Oct. 11, 2010)
Birth of chic: Blake Uretsky ’15 won a $30,000 Geoffrey Beene national scholarship from the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund, for her design of maternity wear that monitors the vitals of expectant mothers.
Philosopher Jill North, a proponent of wave function realism, has published an essay titled “The Structure of a Quantum World," included in a new book of essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics.
Professor emeritus Richard Durst will be inducted into the National Institute of Standards and Technology Portrait Gallery for his 'outstanding career contributions.' (April 13, 2009)
Cornellians discussed Amara Lakhous' satire of cultural differences "A Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio" across campus Aug. 25 as part of the New Student Reading Project.
Biomedical engineering faculty members Chris Schaffer and Nozomi Nishimura are joining students at Donlon Hall this year and are teaching new 'Learning Where You Live' courses.