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 Simons Foundation has provided a $60,000 planning grant to develop a structure through which institutions that benefit from and support the online e-print arXiv can participate in its governance. (Oct. 27, 2011)
Researchers have found that irradiation of material creates nanometer-sized defects that trap swirling eddies in the flow of electrons, keeping them out of the way so more current can flow through superconductors.
An internationally noted expert on the politics of ethnic, racial and religious pluralism, Cornell Professor of Government Emeritus Milton J. Esman died Feb. 7 at his home after a short illness. He was 96.
Cornell researchers display the ability to control vibration amplitudes of the wonder-material graphene, paving the way for its use in applications such as frequency mixers.
Maria Judith Rodriguez, human resource manger at the Arecibo Observatory, receives the Service Manager 2010 Award for meeting austerity budgets while maintaining employee motivation. (May 13, 2010)
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education annual Circle of Excellence Awards has given bronze medals to two Cornell websites and a silver medal for alumni relations programs. (June 21, 2011)
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
Assistant professor of English Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon has been named a finalist for a 2009 National Book Award in poetry for her recent collection 'Open Interval.' (Oct. 19, 2009)