Timothy Campbell, professor and chair of Romance studies, has been named editor of a new Fordham University Press series on political thought, entitled 'Commonalities.' (Sept. 27, 2011)
After 360 engine burns, 2.5 million executed commands, 635 gigabytes of gathered data, 162 moon flybys, 4.9 billion miles traveled, NASA’s 20-year Cassini mission ran the last lap of its historic scientific mission Sept. 15.
Each semester, volunteer faculty and teaching assistants teach a liberal arts curriculum free of charge to inmates at the Auburn Correctional Facility who can now work toward an associate's degree. (March 5, 2009)
President David Skorton sent a message to the friends and family of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, reflecting the groundswell of concern throughout the Cornell community as she remains in critical condition. (Jan. 10, 2011)
Daniel T. Lichter, the new Robert S. Harrison Director of the Institute for the Social Sciences and director of the Cornell Population Center, is motivated by the stories behind the data.
Nobelist Robert C. Richardson, an experimental low-temperature physicist and one of Cornell’s most influential administrators, died Feb. 19 in Ithaca, N.Y. He was 75.
Dozens of students lined up outside President Skorton's office April 27 to shake his hand and check off one more item on the list of 'The 161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do.' (April 30, 2007)
Having a positive attitude could be evolutionarily advantageous, according to Cornell researchers who simulated generations of evolution in a computational model.
Style Engineers, an NSF-funded program to engage girls with STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) topics, is being distributed to educators nationwide following successful testing.
Suzanne Mettler, Cornell's Clinton Rossiter Professor of American Institutions, has been appointed a fellow by The Century Foundation, a progressive nonpartisan think tank. (Jan. 18, 2012)