Cornell University Cornell University Allan David Bloom (born September 14, 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana, died October 7, 1992 in Chicago, Illinois) was a philosopher and academic who was famous for his criticism of contemporary universities. Bloom championed the idea of ' Great Books' education. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allan Bloom"
Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ), Fraternity (known as A-Phi-A, but also Alphas and A-PHI) is the first intercollegiate Greek letter fraternity established for African Americans when established on December 4, 1906 on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alpha Phi Alpha"
Andrew Dickson White ( November 7 1832 – November 4 1918) was an American diplomat, author, and educator, most known as the co-founder of Cornell University. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrew Dickson White"
Annie Lisle is the name of an 1857 ballad by Boston, Massachusetts songwriter H. S. Thompson and published by Oliver Ditson & Co. It is about the death of a young maiden, by what some have speculated to be tuberculosis, although the lyric does not explicitly mention TB (or consumption, as it was known by at the time). The song might have slipped into obscurity had the tune not been adopted by countless colleges, universities, and high schools worldwide as their respective alma mater songs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Annie Lisle"
The Arecibo Observatory is located approximately 12 miles south-southwest from Arecibo, Puerto Rico (near the extreme southwestern corner of Arecibo municipio). It is operated by Cornell University under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation. The observatory works as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) although both names are officially used to refer to it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arecibo Observatory"
arXiv.org (formerly known as the LANL preprint archive) is an archive for electronic preprints of scientific papers in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science and biology originally hosted at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, now hosted and operated by Cornell University and mirrored worldwide. The archive was originally developed by Paul Ginsparg. ...more on Wikipedia about "ArXiv.org e-print archive"
Benjamin Widom is the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. He was born in Newark, New Jersey. He received his BA from Columbia University in 1949, followed by his PhD from Cornell in 1953. He became an instructor of chemistry at Cornell in 1954, was appointed assistant professor in 1955 and a full professor in 1963. He was chair of the chemistry department between 1978 and 1981. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1974 and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1979. ...more on Wikipedia about "Benjamin Widom"
Cello was an early web browser and Gopher client for Windows 3.1. It was developed by Thomas R. Bruce of the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School, and publicly released on June 8, 1993. The last edition was version 1.01a, released on April 9, 1994. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cello (web browser)"
Charles Kendall Adams ( 1835 – 1902) was a American educator and historian. He served as the second president of Cornell University from 1885 until 1892, and president of the University of Wisconsin from 1892 until his death. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Kendall Adams"
The College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP) at Cornell University was established in 1871 as the School of Architecture, offering the first four-year course of study in architecture in the United States. It is currently the smallest of the seven undergraduate colleges and schools, with an undergraduate enrollment of 547 ** and a faculty over 60 ** . The college is divided into three departments: Architecture, Art and City and Regional Planning and also maintains a close relationship with the Department of Landscape Architecture, housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The Almanac of Architecture and Design has consistently ranked Cornell's architecture program as number one in the nation. ...more on Wikipedia about "College of Architecture, Art and Planning"
CORC (after CORnell Compiler), was a simple computer language developed at Cornell University in 1962 to serve lay users, namely students for math problems. Its developers, industrial engineering professors Richard Conway and William Maxwell and mathematics professor Robert J. Walker, sought to create a diagnostic compiler in PL/I which could both expose math and engineering students to computing and remove the burden of mechanical problem-solving from their professors. ...more on Wikipedia about "CORC"
The Cornell Big Red is the name of the sports teams, and other competitive teams, at Cornell University. The men's and women's Big Red teams are NCAA Division I teams that compete in the Ivy League. The men's and women's hockey teams compete in the ECAC Hockey League. The university sponsors 36 varsity sports, as well as numerous intramural and club teams. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell Big Red"
The Cornell Chimes have been located at the central campus of Cornell University, marking the hours and chiming concerts, since the original set of nine bells first rang at the University’s opening ceremonies October 7, 1868. Those nine bells were donated by Jennie McGraw. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell Chimes"
The Cornell Dairy is about a 25 minute drive from the Cornell University campus and is home to over 900 milk-producing cows. The milk is used to make various signature produts, including ice cream, which are sold on campus. The dairy is used as a training facility for students in both the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell Dairy"
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Cornell University Emergency Medical Service (CUEMS) is a student-administered, student-operated quick response agency that serves the campus and adjacent properties of Cornell University. Over 70 volunteers support squad operations, the majority of whom are undergraduate students. Several volunteers are graduate students and faculty. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell EMS"
(Cornell Hangovers) The group's name originates, supposedly, from the group's original members being fifth-year students at the time of the group's formation, thus hanging over another year. The punnery on the more widely accepted meaning of the word is obviously intentional, and is a theme carried on in the titles of the ensemble's concerts and albums. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell Hangovers"
(Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source) :This is an article about the particle physics research facility. For other uses of CHESS, see Chess (disambiguation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source"
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a laboratory dedicated to research in the field of ornithology at Cornell University. The lab is focused on the understanding and conservation of birds, but also does research, more generally, on biological diversity; specific programs include bird population studies, a bioacoustics research program and an evolutionary biology program. It also includes programs that promote citizen science, such as the BirdSource Project . The lab is located in the Sapsucker Woods in Ithaca, New York and includes trails that are open 365 days a year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell Lab of Ornithology"
Cornell Law School, located in Ithaca, New York, is a graduate school of Cornell University. Cornell is one of the top law schools in the United States; it ranked 11th in the 2006 U.S. News and World Report ** , 7th in the 2004 Law School 100 rankings ** , and its master of laws, or LL.M., program ranked 1st in the 2006 AUAP rankings. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell Law School"
The Cornell Plantations (200 acres) are botanical gardens, including the F.R. Newman Arboretum, located adjacent to the Cornell University campus, Ithaca, New York. They are open daily without charge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell Plantations"
Although the original meaning of the name was connected to the forest home of Robin Hood, it came to be synonymous with their response to an impromptu invitation: "Would you like to sing?" "Sure would!" They are frequently referred to as the "Woods," much like their successors The Hangovers are called the "Hangs." ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell Sherwoods"
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Located at Cornell University, the Cornell Theory Center (CTC) is one of four supercomputing centers funded by the US National Science Foundation. The CTC also receives funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency, the National Institutes of Health, New York State, IBM Corporation, and other members of the center's Corporate Research Institute. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell Theory Center"
Cornell University is a research university whose main campus is located on the East Hill of Ithaca, New York, and whose two medical campuses are located in New York City and in Education City, Qatar, near Doha. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell University"
Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences (A&S or CAS) has been part of the university since its founding, although its name has changed over time. Originally, the university's faculty was undifferentiated, but with the founding of Cornell's law school in 1886 and the concomitant self-segregation of the school's lawyers, different departments and colleges began to form. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences"
Cornell University's College of Engineering was founded in 1870 as the Sibley College of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanic Arts. The program was housed in Sibley Hall on the Arts Quad, both of which are named for Hiram Sibley, the original benefactor whose contributiuons were used to establish the program. The college took its current name in 1919, when the Sibley College merged with the College of Civil Engineering. In the 1940s the college moved to the southern end of Cornell's campus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cornell University College of Engineering"
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