We all know of great scholars, said President Hunter Rawlings at the Beacon Theatre on Manhattan's Upper West Side. And we all know of great teachers. But to find in one person, Walter LaFeber, the greatest of scholars and of teachers, he continued -- that is a remarkable thing.
Two Cornell University graduate students have received generous graduate fellowships from the Semiconductor Research Corp., the microchip industry's long-term research consortium.
An award-winning playwright, a psychologist interested in memory who helped found the discipline of cognitive psychology and an authority on elephant and whale communication are among the guest speakers in a Monday afternoon lecture series on memory and creativity to be offered this spring at Cornell.
Computer Policy and Law Conference at Cornell Aug. 6-8 will help educators deal with cyberspace issues. How much freedom should an educational institution give its students to use cyberspace?
Horticultural scientist Susan K. Brown is mining the apple genome for the keys to some revolutionary reconceptions of a long-familiar fruit. (June 5, 2008)
A dramatic reading by professional actors of the award-winning historical novel Wooden Fish Songs by Ruthanne Lum McCunn is slated for Saturday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
On May 6, Cornell presented the second Women of Color Roundtable as well as first Men of Color Roundtable. The women's theme was 'Building Bridges Across Difference'; the men's theme, 'Include and Connect.' (May 15, 2008)
As announced in last week's paper, a special open enrollment period for long-term care and life insurance and for a new pet insurance program will be held April 21-May 2. (April 11, 2008)
This harvest season, families across the Southern Tier have received 81 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables thanks to faculty and staff at Cornell University's Homer C. Thompson Farm in Freeville. (November 15, 2005)
The College of Architecture, Art and Planning will host a two-day symposium, Sept. 17 - 19, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ebenezer Howard's influential book, 'Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform.'