Ranking as one of the world's greatest scientific and social achievements, the Green Revolution saved millions from starvation in the 1960s and 70s. Now, faced with increasing population growth, environmental degradation and problems of hunger, Cornell University scientists believe the future is bleak.
After several months of construction, engineering and design work, Cornell's 2009 Solar Decathlon house will debut to the public Aug. 27 at the Great New York State Fair. (Aug. 17, 2009)
Ranking as one of the world's greatest scientific and social achievements, the Green Revolution saved millions from starvation in the 1960s and 70s. Now, faced with increasing population growth, environmental degradation and problems of hunger, Cornell University scientists believe the future is bleak.
Thanks to the effort of three notable Cornell alumni, the College of Arts and Sciences is planning to establish the Clinton Rossiter Professorship in American Institutions in the Department of Government. (March 13, 2007)
Robert I. Toll '63, chairman and chief executive officer of Toll Brothers Inc., has been named Cornell's 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year and will be honored on campus Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Prior to World War II, America was a largely rural nation, but many of the documents that chronicle the history of rural life are drying, cracking and crumbling away on the shelves of libraries of state colleges of agriculture.
Robert L. Harris Jr., vice provost for diversity and faculty development, spoke of the need for both 'structural diversity' and 'interactional diversity' in his ninth and final report on the university's progress toward diversity and inclusion. (May 23, 2008)
'Cornell's 8,500-plus staff members are the core of the university -- this small city operates because of the things you do every day,' said President David Skorton, in his annual address staffers, Oct. 1. (Oct. 3, 2007)
Anne Kenney, an internationally respected expert in digital library development, has been named Cornell's Carl A. Kroch University Librarian. She has been serving as interim university librarian since February 2007. (March 31, 2008)