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Rate Mysterious Student Group Throws Stellar Soiree

Original at Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun external link    Mon, Dec 1

By Greg Bodenlos Saturday, November 22. Six p.m. On an evening that felt arctic — even by Ithaca standards — I anxiously stood huddled near the bus stop in Collegetown with a small gathering of Cornell University associates, waiting for my Cornell Underground Dinner Series experience to begin. What experie...

Rate Question #12 12/2/2008

Original at Dear Uncle Ezra external link    Mon, Dec 1

By Uncle Ezra Hello Uncle Ezra, My name is Kelly Su. I am a senior high student from Taiwan(a country of Asia).I learn Uncle Ezra from reading tests.I want to know if you are a real person or a vidual person????Who are you?Could you introduce yourself? By the way,I am still learning English, so maybe I have so...

Rate The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Ivy League Universities Issue ...

Original at Harvard Crimson external link    Tue, Nov 25

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Columbia has not yet announced any specific measures, although school officials have constituted several review committees to review vacant and new staff positions and capital plans. CORNELL UNIVERSITY ...

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Sage Chapel :: Cornell University

Original at flickr.com external link    Tue, Nov 25

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By nobody@flickr.com (pat2757k) I liked the detail on this side entrance to Sage Chapel on the campus of Cornell University.

Rate Proving grounds

Original at Edmonton Sun external link    Tue, Nov 25

  Canada - 2-ranked Cornell University Big Red. The defending CIS national champions University of Alberta Golden Bears, who are currently ranked No. 1 in the nation, ...

Rate .: Navy, Miami Top Mid-Major Poll

Original at CollegeSwimming.com external link    Mon, Nov 24

 WI - Cornell University and Denver University sit right behind Navy, ranked second and third. A January 10th showdown looms large for the academy and Cornell. ...

Rate Programming Board Faces Financial Strain

Original at Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun external link    Mon, Nov 24

By Sun Staff Last October, when the Cornell University Programming Board brought Steven Colbert to Cornell, his entrance was anything but subtle. First he roused thousands of students at 9 a.m. to buy tickets online. Then he sold 3,000 tickets in 15 minutes, selling out his scheduled performance in rec...

Rate The Clock Tower :: Cornell University

Original at flickr.com external link    Sun, Nov 23

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By nobody@flickr.com (pat2757k) About a 15 minute drive from the falls is the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. This is the clock tower that sits high above the campus. This week I will show you a few views from the school. Their will be no studying this week! =)))

Rate R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens

Original at Rochester R News external link    Sat, Nov 22

The University Of Rochester Medical Center was one of them. • GCC Teams W/Cornell on Degree Programs A collaboration between Genesee Community College and Cornell University will allow some students get a Cornell degree for a much lower ...

Rate Irwin C. Gunsalus, Vitamin Biochemist, Dies at 96

Original at Sarasota Herald-Tribune external link    Sat, Nov 22

 FL - Dr. Gunsalus studied first at South Dakota State University, then transferred to Cornell University, where he earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral ...

Rate IBM, Partners Aim To Build Brain-Like Computer Systems

Original at Sci-Tech Today external link    Fri, Nov 21    5 related articles

IBM and its collaborators -- Stanford University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cornell University, Columbia University Medical Center, and University of California-Merced -- have been awarded $4.9 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the first...

Rate IBM, Partners Aim To Build Brain-Like Computer Systems

Original at CIO Today external link    Fri, Nov 21    2 related articles

IBM and its collaborators -- Stanford University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cornell University, Columbia University Medical Center, and University of California-Merced -- have been awarded $4.9 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the first...

Rate Nicor Announces Appointment of New Director

Original at MarketWatch external link    Thu, Nov 20

 - He serves as a member of Cornell University Engineering Council and Cornell University Council. Mr. Olivera is also on the board of directors of the ...

Rate Question #10 11/20/2008

Original at Dear Uncle Ezra external link    Wed, Nov 19

By Uncle Ezra The Cornell Chronicle  (updated daily at http://www.news.cornell.edu/ and printed on Fridays when classes are in session) is what independent journalists call a “house organ” (no, it’s not the spleen) of Cornell University.  Its publisher is the University’s vice president for commun...

Rate In Tough Times, Some College Fund Raisers Are Putting New Emphasis on Gifts for Student Aid

Original at Chronicle of Higher Education external link    Wed, Nov 19

By Charles Huckabee The economic downturn is fostering a new focus in higher-education fund-raising in which colleges and universities are encouraging gifts for student aid rather than buildings and programs, The Wall Street Journal reports. “We can delay building that new building,” Bobbi Mark, vice p...

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Rate Council Listens to Concerns About Off-Campus Housing

Original at Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun external link    Thu, Nov 13

By Emily Dally The hasty search for off-campus housing was among the various topics discussed by Kimberly Fezza of the Cornell University Off-Campus Housing Office at last night’s Collegetown Neighborhood Council meeting with Collegetown landlords, property owners and student renters.

Rate Harvard seeking spending cuts amid economic crisis

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Nov 10

Last week, Brown University announced a hiring freeze through January, and said it would review its capital budget to determine which projects could be delayed. Cornell University also recently announced a 90-day halt of construction ...

Rate Alice Fulton discusses tales of Troy

Original at Albany Times Union external link    Sun, Nov 9

Q: What kind of research did you need to do for the historical passages? Where: University at Albany uptown campus, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany Seminar: 4:15 p.m., Assembly Hall, Campus Center Where: The College of Saint Rose Events and Athletics Center, 420 Western Ave., Albany

Rate Opinion: Colleges and universities graded on fire safety

Original at Consumer Reports external link    Thu, Nov 6

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By info.rss@cro.consumer.org (Consumer Reports) Schools that earned a top score of 99 this year are: Adelphi University, Bay Path College, Bentley College, California State University at Stanislaus, Cazenovia College, College of Mount St. Joseph, Kean University, Mountain State University, Neumann College, Suffolk University,...

Rate David Kirby: Rain, Autism, and Mercury

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Nov 3

By David Kirby A new study out of Cornell University says that children growing up in the rainiest or snowiest areas of the country seem to have a higher risk for autism than children living in drier climates. Richard Lathe, an autism expert from Pieta Research in Edinburgh, Scotland, told the Washingto...

October of 2008

 

Rate Opinion: Unigo’s Cornell Page

Original at Cornell external link    Wed, Oct 29

By Cornell's Most Infamous I’m adding a link to my sidebar for this site, and hope it continues to develop and grow. I just got introduced to Unigo, a resource for University planning, and thought I’d at least drop a quick note about it. It’s essentially a guide to Colleges & Universities, ala the US News or Princeto...

Rate Cornell University Selects BridgeWave as Preferred Provider for ...

Original at MarketWatch external link    Mon, Oct 27

 - Oct 28, 2008 Founded in 1865 and located in Ithaca, New York, Cornell University is one of two private land grant universities, and a member of the prestigious Ivy ...

Rate Saudi supercomputer

Original at Sabbah's Blog external link    Sun, Oct 26

By Haitham Sabbah “KAUST is a remarkable addition to the world’s resources in high-end computing,” said David Keyes, Chair of the Mathematical and Computer Sciences and Engineering Division, who is moving from Columbia University in the United States.

Rate Question #3 10/23/2008

Original at Dear Uncle Ezra external link    Wed, Oct 22

By Uncle Ezra The 1929 “Cornellian” yearbook has at least three photos of your dad (who was business manager of the humor magazine, The Cornell Widow) but no mention of the Carlsark.  That is not surprising, since the yearbook went to press before the Carlsark left Ithaca on June 30, 1929, to sail up Cayu...

Rate Question #6 10/14/2008

Original at Dear Uncle Ezra external link    Mon, Oct 13

By Uncle Ezra In fact, Cornell men outnumbered women in the Sage College dorm rooms and dining hall at first—because the place (now occupied by the Johnson Graduate School of Management) was built too big.  As the University’s enrollment of women increased, the men had to move out—but rivalries conti...

Rate Meet the perfect candidate

Original at p2pnet.net external link    Thu, Oct 9

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By Jon Yup. Because DeWiki III is nought but a figment of the imaginations of Cornell communication graduate students Josh Braun and Dmitry Epstein, Tarleton Gillespie, Cornell assistant professor of communication, and a team of undergraduates.

Rate Question #2 10/9/2008

Original at Dear Uncle Ezra external link    Wed, Oct 8

By Uncle Ezra This much is known: By the 1890s there were several African American undergraduates at Cornell.  The first to earn a bachelor’s degree from Cornell graduated in 1897, and the next in 1898. Many notable “firsts” followed, including Alpha Phi Alpha, the first national college fraternity f...

Year 2008

 

Rate In Defense of Cornell Review’s Name

Original at Cornell external link    Thu, Sep 25

By Cornell's Most Infamous “These reapers of racial rage seclude themselves inside their ethnic ghettos (be it [program houses] Ujamaa, Latino Living Center, or Akwe;kon.” This would be just another matter of one group of students annoyed with another group of student if not for statements from the Cornell Unive...

Rate U. S. Higher Ed goes global « Top Tier Insider

Original at Top Tier Insider external link    Mon, Feb 11

By John Wiesenfeld U. S. Higher Ed goes global Posted on February 11, 2008 by Insider It was only a few years ago that most all American universities limited their international programs to some sort of study-aborad opportunity for their undergraduate students. All of that is starting to change, as many schoo...

Rate Briefly in Tompkins - Ithaca Journal

Original at Ithaca Journal external link    Sat, Nov 10

Briefly in Tompkins  NY - Nov 10, 2007 By attending Taste of Culture, the members of Cornell and Ithaca communities will definitely get more than free samples of delicious desserts. ... Darts & Laurels Ithaca Journal No property tax rate rise for Town of Ithaca in '08 Ithaca Journal

Rate Question #10 8/23/2007

Original at Dear Uncle Ezra external link    Wed, Aug 22

By Uncle Ezra Dear International Student, There are two possibilities that I can think of.  One is to contact the Cornell Transportation Office to find out what might be the cheapest option on campus.  Be sure to let them know where you will be living.

Rate Opinion: It's Opposite Day! Cornell "Hottest" and "Worst"

Original at IvyGate external link    Mon, Aug 20

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Noting that "identifying America's best colleges is about as exciting and useful as naming your favorite luxury sedan (Audi)," Radar breaks out their Back-to-School "Worst Colleges in America" list.  Naturally, the only Ivy to meet Radar's rigorous low standards is "America's Best S...

Rate Hottest Colleges In America Ranked - KCCI.com

Original at KCCI.com external link    Tue, Aug 14

Hottest Colleges In America Ranked  IA - Aug 14, 2007 Hottest Ivy League School: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY For its world-class engineering college and top-flight liberal arts program, Cornell University ...

Rate Cornell Takes Top Honors in Motto Contest, Douchebaggery

Original at IvyGate external link    Thu, Aug 9

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But wait! The neutral Ithaca Journal's got an answer: The beauty of Cornell's motto is that it captures an aspiration that transcends the generations, and every Cornelian believes they have experienced it,” said Tommy Bruce, vice president of communications for Cornell. Uh, OK. So we at...

Rate John Jacob Barnhardt, Jr.

Original at Hilton Head Island Packet external link    Sun, Jul 22

John J. Barnhardt, Jr. John Jacob Barnhardt, Jr., was born in Concord, North Carolina on June 19, 1921, the son of John J. and Helen Matthews Barnhardt. He attended Woodberry Forest School, graduating first in his class in 1938. He enrolled at Davidson College but transferred to Cornell Univer...

Rate Nursing Home Abuse & Violence Among Residents Common, Yet Severely Understudied

Original at Newsinferno.com external link    Thu, Jul 12

By Laurie Physical abuse in a nursing home is not always perpetrated by staff. According to a Cornell University Study, resident-on-resident violence in long-term-care facilities is far more prevalent than previously thought. But the authors of the study concede that they really don’t know how...

Rate Tim Giago: "State of the Native Nations" According to Harvard

Original at Huffington Post external link    Thu, Jul 5

By Tim Giago Founded by Professor Stephen Cornell and Professor Joseph P. Kalt at Harvard University in 1987, The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development has taken a wide range of its research, with comments from prominent members of the Indian community,...

Rate Cornell police recover stolen statue from fraternity house - Ithaca Journal

Original at Ithaca Journal external link    Fri, Jun 29

Cornell police recover stolen statue from fraternity house  NY - ITHACA — Cornell University Police have recovered a 350-pound statue valued between $5000 and $20000 which was taken from Sibley Hall over the weekend. ...

Rate TV Review: Doctor Who - "Human Nature"

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sun, May 27

By Matthew Milam If the BBC reads BC Magazine, then here's my advice to them: I would strongly recommend that you hire Paul Cornell to be head writer and executive producer of the series after Russie leaves. I know this is a dream and quite impossible. If not Cornell, then take Steven Moffat. These two with Gare...

Rate MommyBias in the Workplace--Cornell Sociologists Say It's Real. Surprised?

Original at BlogHer external link    Mon, May 21

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What's a working mom to do? According to the folks at Our Bodies Our Blog women do have the option to join MomsRising.org -an organization that advocates for changes in public policy. In that Washington Post article St. George reports,

Rate Racism and the NBA: A Second Look

Original at Blogcritics external link    Fri, May 4

By Tuffy On Wednesday, the New York Times reported on a study, released by Joseph Price of Cornell and Justin Wolfers of UPenn, that found institutional racism in NBA referees. The well-timed release of this report has caused every sports media outlet to discuss its results, with responses rangi...

Rate Top grades lead Lourdes swimmer to Ivy League

Original at Poughkeepsie Journal external link    Sun, Apr 29

Kim Levine doesn't mince words when it comes to academics and swimming. They've been the priority in her life for at least the last four years, and it is paying off handsomely. Levine, a senior at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, has been accepted to Cornell University, an Ivy...

Rate Do I Make You Offended Baby, Do I? -- The Snorenell Edition

Original at Sepia Mutiny external link    Tue, Apr 24

By anna An "anonymous" tipster [Thanks, gf.] passed on a link to the Cornell American, which seems to be a free newspaper available on campus up there in gorge-us Ithaca. Apparently, it is a publication so desirable, you are limited to one copy per person, but I'm keeping you from the relevant backg...

Rate Cornell Student Hates "West Bushwick"

Original at Gawker external link    Thu, Mar 8

It's a familiar tale: College student arrives in New York, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, and finds everything's not the way she pictured it from The Devil Wears Prada or what have you. Today's installment of that story comes courtesy of the Cornell Daily Sun, whose columnist paid a visit...

Rate Keeping Track

Original at Poughkeepsie Journal external link    Tue, Feb 20

Staatsburg's Alison Spivak netted the Empire 8 Indoor Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Week honor after qualifying for the ECACs and state championship meets in the pole vault at the Upstate Challenge hosted by Cornell University. The junior at Ithaca qualified for the two meets...

Rate Rewilding America

Original at Scientific American external link    Fri, Jan 26

In the fall of 2004, a dozen conservation biologists gathered on a ranch in New Mexico to ponder a bold plan: the reintroduction of large mammals such as camels, elephants, and cheetahs to the western part of the U.S. Although most of North America's big animals died out roughly 13,000 years...

Rate Pulp Pages: Rendezvous in Black by Cornell Woolrich

Original at Blogcritics external link    Fri, Jan 26

By GL Hauptfleisch It’s a pessimistic viewpoint that may have grown out of Woolrich’s early life in New York City, where he was born in 1903 to soon-divorced parents. In the 1920s Woolrich wrote two critically well-received but commercially disappointing Jazz-Age novels, and experienced emotional deva...

Year 2006

 

Rate Patrick Waldo: TV Watching Causes Autism?

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Nov 13

Now that Time is covering this careless Cornell study, more students and the general public alike will encounter more confusion regarding the mysteries of autism. More knowledge will be polluted. More false truths will be spoken in lecture halls across the world.

Rate Event Detail :: Cornell Alumni Association of N. California

Original at www.cornellnorcal.com external link    Wed, Jan 18

Event Detail Cornell Goes to the Sharks!Mar 19, 2006 5:00pm – 8:00pmHP Pavilion, San JoseAdd Event to Outlook or Palm (vCal) or Macintosh OS X iCal (iCal). New Need/Have Ride to EventCome join fellow Cornell hockey fans as we cheer on the Sharks! The team in teal takes on Western Division...

Year 2005

 

Rate BU swimmers swept at Cornell - Press & Sun

Original at Press & Sun-Bulletin external link    Wed, Nov 30

BU swimmers swept at Cornell Both the Binghamton University men's and women's swimming teams came up on the losing end Wednesday in dual meets at Cornell University. ... Cornell Swimming Squads Play Host to Binghamton CSTV.com Swimming Squads Play Host to Binghamton Cornell Daily Sun


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