School of Criticism and Theory will explore debates in literary studies, political theory and philosophy at its 2012 session at Cornell from June 17 to July 27.
President David Skorton spoke about sustainability, community and student life with members of Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions and Sertoma clubs at the annual Joint Service Clubs Breakfast Talk May 18. (May 19, 2011)
Cornell's 2007 Solar Decathlon entry, now being built, features a freestanding 'light canopy' to support the house's equipment, 'green' screens and an adaptable sunroom. (May 1, 2007)
Cornell economist Alfred E. Kahn, former chair of the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Council on Wage and Price Stability, and adviser to President Jimmy Carter on inflation, died Dec. 27 at his home in Ithaca.
As the spring semester begins, a team of engineering students and faculty has finished tweaking the master schedule, using lessons they learned last fall during their heroic effort to help Cornell safely hold in-person classes.
Postdoctoral researchers from Cornell in Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medical College will come together in Ithaca May 8. More than 50 speakers and poster sessions will highlight a broad array of research. (April 30, 2008)
With the help of the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, scientists have come closer to designing the perfect organic semiconductor by mapping the microstructures of thin films. (Nov. 19, 2012)
The focus of the Nov. 14 Lund Critical Debate was whether China has become a world superpower. Two experts agreed that the answer was no. (Nov. 19, 2012)