Humanists from across the country, including Cornell President-elect David J. Skorton and Provost Biddy Martin, will meet in Philadelphia May 12 at a national colloquium convened by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS…
The NSF has awarded Cornell $2.7 million to acquire a cryogenic, aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope. The microscope could revolutionize research in biology, physics and materials science
More than one-third of families in large metropolitan areas now live in neighborhoods of concentrated affluence or concentrated poverty, and middle-class neighborhoods have become less common, says sociologist Kendra Bischoff.
Our Earth is a rare oasis in space and time, said Don Brownlee, University of Washington professor of astronomy and this year's Thomas Gold lecturer, in a public talk March 31 in Rockefeller Hall. (April 2, 2010)
Cornell scores 21 on Sierra magazine’s list of top 100 “Coolest Schools,” and by “cool” the magazine means “sustainable,” with a strong emphasis on each school’s energy supply.
Newsweek magazine has named Cornell the 'Hottest Ivy' in its 2007 list of the 25 'Hottest Schools,' which is part of the magazine's annual College Guide edition. (Aug. 14, 2007)
Christine Leuenberger will return to Israel as a Fulbright specialist to create a new course that will engage diverse students via videoconferencing. (Oct. 6, 2011)
Researchers have calculated the value of the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron and muon to the most precise degree known to physics. (Sept. 10, 2012)