Despite clouds, the sun prevailed at Slope Day 2010. Sustainability took center stage, as Cornell Dining aimed for "zero-waste," and SlopeFest at Ho Plaza provided non-alcoholic alternatives. (May 7, 2010)
Cornell University Board of Trustees approved the construction of Gates Hall and heard reports from President David Skorton and student leaders March 9.
Sunday brunches in Appel Commons hosted by medieval studies professor Paul Hyams feature special guest speakers and students in informal conversation that, like the brunch buffet, is colorful, diverse and never less than filling.
In a talk at Cornell Oct. 8, the president of the American Civil Liberties Union said that protecting civil rights has improved in the age of Obama, but that it's not yet 'mission accomplished.' (Oct. 12, 2009)
Possible risks and benefits of genetically engineered foods and crops will be reviewed when Cornell's Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors in New York State (BCERF) holds an ad hoc discussion group meeting Oct. 5.
Events this week include a dance festival and hip-hop symposium at the Schwartz Center, Cornell Cinema's Elegant Winter Party, a Messenger Lecture by Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña and Dragon Day.
"The Pond Guidebook," a new Cornell Cooperative Extension booklet, is full of advice for pond owners in the Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. (Oct. 9, 2007)
The Cornell Genetic Ancestry Project Reveal event April 14 showed how 200 random Cornell undergraduates fit into the picture of humanity's migration history. (April 19, 2011)
Would you travel halfway around the world to talk about Wittgenstein? Many graduate students and professors do just that. The famed philosopher's work in logic and language is among the studies tackled each summer by participants in the School of Criticism and Theory (SCT) at Cornell.
Cornell's CERIS program provides language and culture outreach to area schools. This year, some 20 languages have been taught in 14 locations, from Mandarin and Macedonian to Kannada and Karen. (April 12, 2011)