Students recently presented their research, which ranged from culinary myths of egg whites and judging sexual orientation, to the theory of children's picture books and emotional influences on gambling. (May 1, 2009)
The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research has joined other large plant institutions to form the Association of Independent Plant Research Institutes to coordinate research to benefit society. (Dec. 5, 2011)
Melvin (Mel) Goldstein, a member of Cornell's chemistry community for many years, died at age 78 May 13 in Beer Sheva, Israel, after a protracted illness.
Professor Thomas Gilovich delivered this year’s distinguished faculty invitational lecture on principles of social psychology and wisdom Oct. 22 in Goldwin Smith Hall.
The Shelburne Playhouse, one of the Catskill Mountains' remaining jewels from the golden age of small resort hotels, was repaired and stabilized by a volunteer group of Cornell historic preservation planning (HPP) students and alumni -- along with some local helpers.
Starting June 2, the east-facing apse window of Sage Chapel will undergo a complete restoration, along with other renovations. The project is targeted for completion by January 2015.
In a meteoric rise, Cornell's Forensics Society debate team has jumped from No. 212 in 2008 to No. 4 in the world, besting Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard.
English faculty authors paid sincere tribute, with insight and analysis, to fellow Cornell writers E.B. White '21, Phyllis Janowitz and James McConkey, Sept. 16 in Goldwin Smith Hall.
Whether campus finances would become more or less centralized was the main point of debate Feb. 5 at a brown-bag lunch on the proposed budget model, which will take effect in July 2012.
Dr. Arthur Garson laid out the topography of the health care debate, defining terms and dispelling a few myths along the way, in his keynote address kicking off the Sick in America series, April 20. (April 21, 2009)