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.
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)
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)
Following the announcement that the archives of The Atlantic Philanthropies will be donated to Cornell Library, Atlantic President and CEO Christopher Oechsli and Cornell President Elizabeth Garrett discussed the foundation's work.
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.
Hip-hop pioneers came to campus April 13-15 to discuss the importance of the Cornell archive documenting the culture's origins, tour the archive and the community, and throw a party. (April 20, 2011)
Cornell engineers have found that firing up diesel backup generators in non-emergency situations triggers rising atmospheric ozone concentrations due to additional nitrogen oxide emissions.
Cornell's student body have elected sophomore Asa Craig as its representative to the Cornell Board of Trustees. He will serve a two-year term beginning July 1. (April 24, 2009)
A Cornell team traveled to China to participate in an eco-urban design workshop, where they developed an innovative urban model for China to consider as it prepares to build new cities. (April 23, 2009)
Fiction writer Manuel Muñoz, MFA '98, has received a Whiting Writers' Award worth $50,000. The awards were presented Oct. 29 in New York City. (Nov. 4, 2008)