What would Cornell Reunion Weekend be without video portraits of the lives of graduates from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP) by videographers Phil and Maddy Handler?
Hector Abruna, Stephen Emlen, Isabel Hull, Jon Kleinberg and Stephen Pope are among 203 new fellows elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2007. (May 2, 2007)
The Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council has won $500 million over the next five years in New York's Upstate Revitalization Initiative. Cornell will be involved in about $100 million worth of key projects funded by the grant.
Jonathan Kirshner, professor of government, will spend the 2012-13 academic year at Princeton as the first World Politics visiting fellow. (March 30, 2012)
Cornell's Center for Pulsed Power Driven High Energy Density Plasmas, under the auspices of the Laboratory for Plasma Studies, has received a five-year, $11 million renewal grant.
Cornell researchers have identified a strong connection between the protein SIRT5 and healthy heart function, which could spawn new methods for preserving heart health and extending healthy life.
The guest of honor at Cornell's 106th annual Dragon Day was paraded through campus before coming to its traditional fiery end on the Arts Quad -- although much of it survived the blaze this year. (March 16, 2007)
Eight Cornell scientists have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
A gift of $35 million from Andrew and Ann Tisch will establish the Tisch University Professorships to honor current faculty and recruit the most talented young scholars from around the world. (Sept. 26, 2008)