Making lifelike wax molds of their own faces to replicate Roman funeral masks, Cornell researchers explored the significance of materials in the ancient practice of remembering deceased ancestors.
Squinting close to the beginning of time, Dominik Riechers, Cornell assistant professor of astronomy, has discovered an association of gas-rich galaxies near the infancy of cosmic time. It’s an early epoch – some 12.7 billion years ago – telling a tale that revolves around an exceptionally dusty galaxy called AzTEC-3.
Professor's new book shows how Jacqueline Kahanoff's philosophy of 'Levantinism,' advocating a multicultural society in Israel is still relevant today.
A new feature on the Employee Essentials Web page makes it easier for Cornell staff and faculty members to indicate their race/ethnicity, so that Cornell can meet its federal reporting requirements.
More than 100 Cornellians who graduated between 2000 and 2011 advised each other on strategies to advance their careers, such as building a 'personal brand.' (March 20, 2012)
For Slope Day, May 7, Cornell will close some roads and TCAT will change some bus routes. The closures will be in effect Thursday, May 6, to Saturday, May 8. (May 5, 2010)
Events this week include Cider Week tours and tastings at Cornell Orchards; a party for Uris Library turning 125; concerts by Sphinx Virtuosi and the Cornell orchestras; and films about artists.
The arc of educational continuity and inspirational teaching was celebrated May 22 at the 31st annual Merrill Presidential Scholars convocation in Willard Straight Hall.
Michael Latham, M.D., professor emeritus and graduate school professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell, was honored Oct. 7 with the Michael Latham Public Lecture in Penang, Malaysia. (Oct. 13, 2008)
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the president of Iceland, told a Cornell audience how his country remade itself from one of Europe’s poorest into one now financially and environmentally secure.