Emeritus professor of biological and environmental engineering Louis Albright challenged the sustainability of indoor urban farms in a campus talk Feb. 10.
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.
Students in an interdisciplinary class studied murals in New York City's El Barrio, learning about neighborhood aspects such as culture, history and preservation, and organized a new campus exhibit.
Cornell University President David Skorton has been honored with a national award for his work with government officials on behalf of state and land-grant universities. (March 2, 2012)
Kenneth L. Robinson, the L.H. Bailey Professor Emeritus of Applied Economics and Management, who taught and conducted research at Cornell for 36 years, died recently at age 89. (Dec. 10, 2010)
At a meeting Dec. 3, President David Skorton emphasized the need for greater communication with staff, who are still dealing with the workloads and stresses brought about by the recession. (Dec. 9, 2010)