Ninth- and 10th-grade biology students in Seneca Falls, N.Y., are investigating social and scientific issues behind a controversial proposal to expand an existing landfill in their town. High school students in Ithaca are evaluating the relative toxicity, effectiveness and cost of different highway de-icing compounds to find the most environmentally friendly alternatives to road salt. And in 11 cities around the country, young people are working with elders to study plants, people and cultures in urban community gardens. Now, Environmental Inquiry, the Cornell University program that inspired these efforts, has earned the Environmental Quality Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is the agency's highest honor. (May 9, 2003)
Cornell must hire more faculty, especially in the humanities, and bolster those disciplines in the national arena, President David Skorton said in his 2010 State of the University Address. (Oct. 29, 2010)
The period from April 1865 to October 1868 was spent constructing Morrill Hall, White Hall and Cascadilla Place, recruiting faculty and buying equipment. On Oct. 7, 1868, the university opened. (June 12, 2007)
On Aug. 21 the Chronicle's first weekly e-newsletter will arrive in campus inboxes. For those who prefer to read their news on paper, a printer-friendly digest will be available for download at Chronicle Online. (Aug. 19, 2009)
Retirees who move to rural areas often have a positive impact on local economies, but they also drive up housing prices and can have other negative effects, Cornell research finds. (March 26, 2008)
Some 3,500 incoming freshmen and new transfer students will discuss John Steinbeck's 1939 novel in depth during campuswide discussions Aug. 23-24, part of the ninth annual New Student Reading Project. (Aug. 18, 2009)
Thomas A. Lyson, 58, Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Development Sociology at Cornell, died of cancer Dec. 28 at the Cayuga Medical Center. (Jan. 5, 2007)
New York Times business journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin '99 recounted how he got his start with the renowned newspaper at age 18 and some back story about the 2008 financial crisis in an Oct. 20 talk. (Oct. 25, 2010)
Eight teams of Cornell undergraduates are preparing for their presentations to win this year's Big Idea competition, proposals for businesses and nonprofits. (April 11, 2012)
When Pittsburgh resident Amber Seligson, a Cornell doctoral student in government, first heard she'd been awarded a national predissertation fellowship from the Social Science Research Council, she said, "I was thrilled. It's extremely hard to get."