A Cornell-led team of researchers has displayed the ability to alter superconductor strontium ruthenate's electrical properties through strain, or 'stretching', of a thin film of the material.
Among the many members of the extended Cornell community, trustees, alumni and friends who will be participating in the inauguration ceremonies for President David Skorton, four will play a particularly visible role. They are…
Sean Eversley Bradwell, Ph.D. ’09, assistant professor at Ithaca College, gave the keynote address, "The Ability to Achieve Purpose," at a recent Men of Color Colleague Network Group luncheon.
Melissa Bank, MFA '98, the author of the best-seller 'The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing,' will teach seminars to undergraduates and graduate students in English and creative writing. (May 7, 2008)
A new partnership with Pfizer Animal Health and a university in Texas will offer veterinarians Web-based educational products utilizing the latest advances in educational technologies.
Four clothing, textile and art exhibits are coinciding with the centennial celebration for Cornell University's College of Human Ecology this coming weekend, March 30-31. One exhibit, which focuses on fashions of the 20th century and their interactions with art, is paired with a show of contemporary works of art in which clothing and dress are the subject matter; both are in the university's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. The third exhibit, featuring children's clothing, is in the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection Gallery (on the third floor of Martha Van Rensselaer Hall). All three exhibits coincide with the centennial celebration this week but will continue until June 17.
The Laboratory of Plasma Studies received a $15 million grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration and celebrates its 50th anniversary with a symposium Oct. 6-7.
Interim Provost Harry Katz has named anthropology professor Hirokazu Miyazaki director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, effective July 1.