Filmmaker and biologist Randy Olson, on campus Sept. 18-21, met with various student groups and scientists to give advice on how to convey science through 'storytelling.' (Sept. 22, 2011)
Michael C. Latham, professor emeritus and graduate school professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell University, will be honored with the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Public Health Association on Dec. 13. (December 05, 2005)
W. Ronnie Coffman, international professor and chair of plant breeding and genetics and director of International Programs for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell, received the American Society of Agronomy's 2005 International Service in Agronomy Award for outstanding contributions to agronomy. (December 05, 2005)
Arthur W. Brodeur, the founding editor of the Cornell Chronicle, recalls President Emeritus Dale Corson's crucial role in establishing the campus newspaper. (Sept. 7, 2012)
During the Blizzard of '96, news reports of roof failures throughout the Northeast corridor -- from Boston to Washington -- prompted Northeast Regional Climate Center, Cornell and Kent State University researchers to prepare an "Evaluation of East Coast Snow Loads Following the January 1996 Storms."
Yoke San Reynolds, who has served as vice president for financial affairs and university controller at Cornell for the past three years and who has brought substantial changes to the university's financial function, will leave Cornell in May to become the University of Virginia's vice president for finance.
Students in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management can now tailor their education to the career path that interests them, rather than choosing courses from a single concentration area. (July 28, 2008)
Cornell researcher Johannes Lehmann contributed to research showing that biochar use could reduce human-caused greenhouse gas emissions by 12 percent annually. (Aug. 10, 2010)
How can a veterinary college get more qualified minority students interested in veterinary science and biomedical research? How about offering high school students a summer to work on laboratory research with a faculty mentor, as well as an opportunity to sample the wide array of activities in Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine?
With a NASA-approved energy bar, the student-run company Solar Flare beat out 11 other student teams who pitched their business startup ideas at the Johnson Shark Tank competition.