Cornell Forensics Society members regularly meet with incarcerated youths in two Ithaca-area prisons to share debate and critical-thinking skills and help them talk through issues.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority received the first Cornell Partners in Sustainability Award April 21 for its leadership and financial support of innovative projects. (April 22, 2010)
A new book offers insight on the interrelationships among some of modern art and literature's most important and influential figures, while shedding significant light on the influence of African, Asian and Pacific cultures on European modernism.
Joe Burns, professor of astronomy and the Irving Porter Church Professor of Engineering, has been named an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. (March 12, 2009)
Career Options for Ph.D.s in the Life Sciences is a new mini-course for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows about career options available to doctorates in the biological sciences.
People are more inclined to talk about their experiences than about their material purchases, and they derive more happiness from doing so, according to new research by Cornell psychologists.
Astronomy professor Yervant Terzian received the Summum Bonum award for teaching excellence from Crestron Electronics Inc. in a ceremony in the Space Sciences Building Dec. 3.