A memorial symposium to celebrate Nobel laureate Ken Wilson’s scientific achievements will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall, beginning at 9 a.m.
Walter LaFeber, Cornell professor of history emeritus, will receive the American Historical Association’s 2013 Award for Scholarly Distinction in January.
British historian and Merrill Family Visiting Professor Andrew Roberts gives a public lecture in defense of Winston Churchill’s legacy, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m. in 196 Statler Hall.
A.O. Scott, chief film critic for The New York Times, will give the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture Nov. 7 on campus and introduce "Sweet Smell of Success" Nov. 6.
If Supreme Court justices are "human actors," pivotal swing justices in 5-4 decisions are the most human of all, political scientists at Cornell and University of Maryland say.
