Landscape architect Gil Hanse, MLA '89, won the bid to design an environmentally sensitive golf course for the 2016 Olympics with CALS professor Frank Rossi. (March 12, 2012)
A new study suggests that when a woman is particularly close to her male partner's friends, her partner is more likely to have sexual problems. (Aug. 25, 2011)
Scott Emr has kept the institute focused on hypothesis-driven science that uses genetics, biochemistry, proteomics and bioinformatics to answer fundamental questions in cell biology. (Sept. 12, 2012)
Technology Review magazine has named Noah Snavely, assistant professor of computer science, one of its 2011 'TR35,' the magazine's selection of top technology innovators under age 35. (Aug. 23, 2011)
Cornell librarians will offer workshops on 20 topics ranging from basic Web design to navigating advanced geographical imaging systems. Workshops are open to all staff members free of charge. (Feb. 14, 2008)
When alumni from the “Classes of 4’s and 9’s” gather on campus June 5-8 for Reunion 2014, the Class of 1939 will hold a Virtual Reunion Reception allowing non-attending classmates to participate.
Faculty in Cornell's North and West Campus residential communities cite mentorship, interaction with students and teaching Learning Where You Live courses among the benefits of their roles.
Reaching into its archives, Cornell University is dusting off the original printing plate of the 1933 bachelor of landscape architecture degree to issue one more diploma. It is for Ruth Shellhorn, 96, whose storied career as a landscape architect encompassed bringing to life Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom. A noted landscape architect, Shellhorn, who attended Cornell in the early 1930s, wasn't available to attend the festivities of this year's Commencement Weekend ceremonies, May 28-29, in Ithaca. Instead, she will receive her diploma on June 4 at a special dinner in the Los Angeles area.
It's now possible to display math problems online as if they were on a chalkboard, thanks to new technology by Cornell University Library's Project Euclid. (Jan. 11, 2011)