Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is one of the most important speeches in history, said Professor Allen Guelzo, of Gettysburg College, in Bailey Hall July 30. And for very good reasons, he said.
Cornell researchers led by architecture professor Jenny Sabin have developed 3-D-printed, interlocking ceramic bricks that require no mortar and make efficient use of materials.
Lisa Harris has been named director of career services for Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences. In her new position, she manages the college's career planning and advising program, which serves about 4,000 undergraduates.
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell has been awarded an endowment grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The Johnson Museum is the only university museum in the country to win such a grant during this award cycle.
Cornell has joined nearly 50 universities in a commitment to address global hunger. University leaders will sign the Presidents’ Commitment to Food and Nutrition Security Dec. 9 at the United Nations.
At the crossroads of arts and sciences at Cornell stands a very popular attraction: a Monday afternoon lecture series on "Mind and Memory," that has fast become an academic rite of spring.
The Affinito-Stewart Grants Program administered by the President's Council of Cornell Women has awarded eight women assistant professors research grants totaling $49,200. (Aug. 22, 2011)
Beginning in November, Chinese librarians will come to Cornell to learn from library specialists how to preserve and protect valuable books. (Oct. 5, 2012)
A Cornell professor will share in a Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for a significant advance in the realism of computer graphics and animation.