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)
Annie Leonard, environmental activist and creator of the 2007 viral hit video 'The Story of Stuff,' has completed her Cornell master’s degree following a 25-year hiatus.
The Festival of Black Gospel marks its 35th anniversary in Ithaca Feb. 24-26, with a weekend of free events at the State Theatre, Cornell and Ithaca College.
Neurobiologist Timothy DeVoogd will work for a year in the State Department's Bureau for Western Hemisphere Affairs to promote science and technology education and entrepreneurship in Latin America. (Sept. 24, 2008)
Research into new applications for graphene, as well as supporting women who work in the field of nanoelectronics, will result from a new National Science Foundation grant to Cornell. (Nov. 1, 2011)
Americans typically have slightly more than two confidantes, down from three 25 years ago, but the size of this social network has stabilized since 2004, finds a new Cornell study. (Nov. 1, 2011)
As Cornell's 31st Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education, Schmidt will lecture on 'Our Connected Age.' The talk will be Sept. 20 at 5 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. The lecture is free; space is limited. (Sept. 11, 2012)
A memorial service for the late Eleanor H. Jorden will be held Saturday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. in Sage Chapel; a reception will follow in the Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room. (Sept. 18, 2009)
A Cornell team will participate in a contest to communicate the chemistry of Cajun cooking, April 9 during the American Chemical Society's spring convention in New Orleans.