Legacy of Cornell-led diplomacy detailed at Carnegie Hall

More than 500 people came to hear about Cornell's historical and current role as an educator of diplomats and influencers of foreign policy, March 8 in New York City.

Fukushima accident panel discusses safety, energy

On the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, the accident’s chief investigator, cited some of the catastrophe's causes: the government's lack of transparency and 'groupthink.'

Rarely staged 1606 opera 'Eumelio' plays March 19-20

Agostino Agazzari's rarely staged 1606 opera “Eumelio” will be mounted by students, faculty and music professionals March 19-20 in the auditorium of Klarman Hall. The opera draws on the Orpheus myth.

FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover subject of Becker Lectures

The history department's Carl Becker Lecture Series March 15, 16 and 17 on J. Edgar Hoover will be held in Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, and are free and open to the public.

Cornell in Turin cited for study of 'model' community center

The Cornell in Turin program was recognized in an Italian newspaper for students' work with community centers in their research studies of migration and services for immigrants in Italy.

'Sticky waves': Molecular interactions at the nanoscale

The wave-like behavior observed in electron cloud fluctuations challenges the widely held belief that van der Waals interactions, ubiquitous in the natural world, are particle-like in nature.

Runway role-play becomes a luminous reality

Think “Game of Thrones” meets “Hunger Games.” For the Cornell Fashion Collective (CFC) show on March 12, warriors, rangers and magicians – models draped in LED lights and electroluminescent tape – will role-play on the runway.

Alum wins physics prize named for Cornell Nobelists

Mohammad Hamidian, Ph.D. ’11, has been named the 2016 winner of the Lee-Osheroff-Richardson Prize for his discoveries of new forms of electronic matter at the nanoscale and at extreme low temperatures.

Remembering the 'vital,' 'optimistic' Elizabeth Garrett

Cornellians and colleagues on campus and from across the country reflected on the passing of President Elizabeth Garrett, who died March 6 after a battle with colon cancer.