Irwin M. Jacobs returned to Cornell Nov. 7 as the 27th Robert S. Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education to talk on "The Incredible Cell Phone: Personal Notes on an Evolving Technology, Business Model, Applications and Global Impact."
Jeffrey Katzenberg, executive in charge of such animated hits as 'Shrek' and 'Chicken Run,' discussed his career and the world of computer animation Oct. 30 in Statler Auditorium.
After years of careful stewardship by Cornell scientists, a collection of more than 2,000 species of native Chinese fungi, spirited out of the country for safety before World War II, is finally set to make its way home. (April 13, 2009)
The Exxon Education Foundation, which donates $3 for every $1 Exxon employees and retirees contribute to colleges and universities, recently presented Cornell with a check for $270,267.
Merrill Scholars' high school teachers and Cornell faculty members were recognized by President David Skorton and the college deans at a luncheon and ceremony at Willard Straight Hall May 20.
By combining lab experiments with computer modeling, Cornell researchers hope to learn how bacteria that break down pollutants do their job and then make them more effective in cleaning up toxic waste. (June 14, 2007)
Warren Rudman, former U.S. senator from New Hampshire, will deliver the inaugural Ben and Rhoda Belnick Fund for Government Studies Lecture Thursday, April 26, at 4:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall at Cornell.
Provost Kent Fuchs outlined plans for fewer faculty, more students and a five-year strategic plan that will tie together goals for the institution, academics and the budget.
To determine the best management practices to reduce the impact of phosphorus in the Cannonsville watershed, two Cornell professors have received a $1 million grant from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
There is a 100 percent chance of sand all along the beaches of Atlantic City, N.J., Christmas morning, but only an 8 percent chance of snow. If you are looking for a White Christmas in the northeastern United States -- or trying to avoid one -- the top spots are the usual suspects: Pinkham Notch, N.H., (with nearly 100 percent chance of snow), Caribou, Maine, and, in New York state, Boonville and Old Forge, according to Keith Eggleston, senior climatologist with Cornell University's Northeast Regional Climate Center A lower probability of snow -- although still at a high 71 percent -- is forecast for Syracuse, N.Y., and Portland, Maine. (December 17, 2004)