Cornell University will celebrate its 138th Commencement Weekend Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28. On Saturday at noon, Martin Luther King III will give the Senior Convocation Address, and on Sunday, beginning at 11 a.m.,…
Read all about it. The best articles from Cornell's Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ) -- considered the premier scholarly journal in organizational studies -- have been published for the first time in Chinese. The publisher…
The Cornell Council for the Arts has awarded 11 students 2006-07 Individual Artist grants for artistic merit, creativity, community outreach potential and innovation.
Scientists from around the world will gather at Cornell June 2 and 3 for the Bethe Centennial Symposium on Astrophysics, a celebration of the life and contributions of Hans Bethe (1906-2005) and an opportunity to discuss the…
The future of particle physics in the United States has never been as imperiled as it is now, says economist Harold Shapiro, president emeritus of Princeton University. Failure to act, he says, could mean missing out on…
"Chuck kumquats!" "Defeat baboons!" "Repopulate the world and eat anything that stands in your way!" These were typical of the slogans, from whimsical to gross, displayed in abundance at the 2006 Game Expo presented May 10 in…
Update:* A fund is being established in Ian Alberta's memory to support fifth-grade field trips to Cayuga Nature Center. Donations can be sent to the Ithaca Public Education Initiative, P.O. Box 4268, Ithaca, NY 14852; make…
"Reinvigorating the Humanities" was the title of a national colloquium held in Philadelphia May 12, but that was something of a misnomer. As evidenced by presenters who ranged from university presidents to congressmen, the…
The Cornell Commencement Committee has issued a list of special road and parking lot closings to accommodate numerous activities scheduled for Commencement Weekend. They are as follows: Friday, May 26: Any remaining cars will…
Stepping onto the sixth floor of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, it was evident something of note was taking place. Flowers adorned tables beset with hors d'oeuvres. The buzz of students, faculty and staff filled the room. …
ARECIBO, P.R. -- For the first time since the creation of Bring Your Child to Work Day, a group of Arecibo Observatory parents in Puerto Rico did just that April 27. The initiative provided an opportunity for children to attend…
