Cornell's comprehensive mental health framework includes promoting ways to help students make social connections, which can help offset academic stress. (April 21, 2011)
"My children have very little idea of what is behind these and other marvelous inventions, which they see as so commonplace. This book is to help them appreciate and wonder at the material nature of our world.
The Johnson School's inaugural Israel Trek, March 20-29, included 30 Johnson School students. They experienced the energy of Israel's startup culture, met the president and more. (April 19, 2011)
Author and alumnus Barry Eisler made a case for curiosity, persistence, fear of failure, and the notion that a law degree can lead to careers far beyond the scope of the traditional practicing attorney. (Aug. 31, 2009)
Cornell's emphasis on outreach to a wide range of farmers is now bringing science-based expertise to one of New York's most traditional farm communities: Amish families in Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties. (Oct. 13, 2006)
The International Linear Collider is garnering key design insights from Cornell scientists, who are reconfiguring Cornell's electron storage ring into a major ILC component called a damping ring. (Aug. 25, 2009)
Enabling excellent teachers to remain in the classroom beyond retirement -- and allowing them to devote their talents to teaching undergraduates -- is a major challenge for universities today. Thanks to the generosity of two of its alumni, Andrew H. Tisch '71 and James S. Tisch '75, Cornell University is prepared to meet that challenge. The Tisch brothers have established a unique, distinguished professorship at Cornell that honors excellence in teaching and extends the undergraduate teaching role beyond retirement. (April 10, 2002)
Black History Month is about "recognizing the fact that African-Americans as a people made major contributions to American history and culture," says Margaret Washington, an associate professor of history at Cornell.
More than 70 students showed off their original designs at 'Once Upon a Runway,' the 26th annual Cornell Design League fashion show, at Barton Hall, March 13.