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)
German studies professor Leslie Adelson considers the future through the lens of modern literature in a recent lecture, 'Horizons of Hope in Times of Despair.'
Cornell students examined Philadelphia’s Center City to disentangle traffic and create a sustainable, sociable economy for the city decades into the future. In a design competition, it won first place.
A $650,000 bequest from the late Professor Emerita Helen L. Wardeberg will support scholarships for College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' transfer students and Mann Library services and purchases. (April 9, 2012)
For 55 years, biophysicist George Hess has been teaching, running a research lab and mentoring students. On April 18, colleagues will celebrate his work and career with an academic seminar. (April 9, 2012)
Events on campus this week include an introduction to Cornell Cinema, the Dump and Run Sale, library exhibitions all about Cornell, and a survey of art prints at the Johnson Museum.
In its 2012 rankings, U.S. News and World Report ranks Cornell second in engineering science/engineering physics programs and fourth among biological/agricultural engineering programs. (Sept. 13, 2011)