An archaeological team led by Sturt Manning has found proof that hunter-gatherers began to form agricultural settlements on Cyprus half a millennium earlier than previously believed. (Oct. 20, 2010)
eHub opened earlier this month in Kennedy Hall and houses the offices of Entrepreneurship at Cornell and Blackstone LaunchPad for use by students, faculty and staff interested in entrepreneurship.
It's not every day that mathematicians and fiction writers invite each other to their respective department colloquia. But math, says author David Leavitt, is at its heart an art form. (Oct. 10, 2007)
Roald Hoffmann, Geoffrey Coates, Garnet Chan and Paul Chirik have received awards from the American Chemical Society for outstanding contributions to the field. (March 16, 2009)
Events on campus this week include lectures on green energy, plant RNA, public service and theory. Black Gospel and Jewish Film festivals, puppets and Renaissance culture are also on tap. (Feb. 25, 2010)
It doesn't happen often, but structures like bridges, airplanes and buildings do fail. What are the odds, and how can it be prevented? Cornell physicists are using computer modeling to find out. (Feb. 27, 2012)
Steven W. Squyres has been named chairman of the NASA Advisory Council, an assembly of experts that offers guidance and policy advice to the administrator of America's space agency. (Nov. 7, 2011)
The conservation and renewable energy technologies we have now will probably not be enough, but hopeful new technologies, such as converting biomass into fuel are under study, Chu says.
Cornell University will celebrate its 138th Commencement Weekend Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28. On Saturday at noon, Martin Luther King III will give the Senior Convocation Address, and on Sunday, beginning at 11 a.m.,…