Cornell research suggests that milkweed plants may be shifting away from elaborate defenses against specialized caterpillars toward a more energy-efficient approach, namely, fast repair. (July 21, 2008)
Training Industry Inc. has named eCornell, the university's online learning company, to its 2010 list of the top 20 leadership training companies. (April 2, 2010)
Cornell's Ithaca campus and its iconic upstate setting may be what many envision when they think of the university, but Cornell has long had a presence on the cosmopolitan stages of New York City.
Cornell broke ground Nov. 1 for a new child-care center with space for 158 children of Cornell staff, faculty and students. The 16,240-square-foot facility is scheduled to open in fall 2008. (Nov. 5, 2007)
Metacognition, the awareness of one's own mental processing, is what Saundra McGuire argues is a key to students' success. And while relevant to all students, it can be particularly effective for minority students. (Feb. 10, 2009)
Peggy Beach, director of marketing and support services for Cornell's Department of Campus Life, has been named director of Campus Information and Visitor Relations in the Division of University Relations.
Susan Piliero, associate professor in the Department of Education, is the new director of the Center for Learning and Teaching (CLT) at Cornell. She was appointed in July.
If the planet's biota -- all the plants and animals and microorganisms -- sent a bill for their 1997 services, the total would be $2.9 trillion, according to an analysis by biologists at Cornell.
Cornell President David Skorton visited Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, for the Oct. 21 groundbreaking ceremonies for the nation's first independent, international graduate-level research university. (Oct. 25, 2007)
Charles Phlegar, vice president for alumni affairs and development, talks about how the economic downturn is affecting fundraising and the capital campaign. (Jan. 29, 2009)