Assistant Professor Rafael Pass has received a five-year, $450,000 award from the National Science Foundation to conduct research that could lead to secure online voting systems and improved Internet security overall. (March 5, 2008)
A fifth-century mosaic of a lioness attacking an ibex, donated to Cornell by M.H. (Mike) Abrams, now graces the entrance of Goldwin Smith Hall, where Abrams wrote his acclaimed books of literary criticism.
National Book Award-winning novelist and short story writer Denis Johnson hosted nine Cornell undergraduates enrolled in his seminar at a staged reading of his play 'Des Moines,' Feb. 29 at The Flea Theater in Manhattan. (March 4, 2008)
Representatives from the American Physical Society were on campus March 1 to unveil a plaque in Rockefeller Hall, where the Physical Review journal was first published by Cornell physicists in 1893.
The multimedia dance production 'Spoglia' combines the black-and-white cinema, culture and architecture of Rome, March 6-9 the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.
A career diplomat and United Nations official, a British economist, a Caltech astronomer, a regional development expert, and a Colombian novelist and political activist began six-year terms in 2007. (Feb. 28, 2008)
On Feb. 15, a diverse program performed by the Cornell Glee Club 'engendered a big, big, big response' from an audience of 1,000 choral directors. (Feb. 28, 2008)
ArtLinks allowed viewers of a statue in the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art to record their reactions and view the perceptions of pervious viewers. (Feb. 27, 2008)
In a talk at Cornell, Feb. 20, Dr. Wan Yanhai, one of the most outspoken Chinese AIDS activists, said the Chinese government has taken more aggressive action to fight HIV/AIDS in China, but it's not enough. (Feb. 25, 2008)
