Syndicated columnist Nat Hentoff to discuss free speech Oct. 5

Nat Hentoff, award-winning author and syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, will discuss "Free Speech at Cornell and Other Centers of Higher Learning" at Cornell on Oct. 5, at 5 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall.

Prize-winning author Michael Kammen reveals passion for art as well as for history

Historian Michael Kammen's two most recent books are a rare and impressive display of vocation and avocation fulfilled in service to history and to art.

Cornell researchers awarded $1.7 million to study circuits that might lead to era of 'disposable electronics'

The integrated circuits of the future could possibly be made with a substrate of silicon with a thin film of polymer containing the transistors and the interconnections dropped on top. Cornell researchers awarded $1.7 million to study circuits that might lead to ear of 'disposable electronics.'

Impact of biotechnology will be examined Oct. 11 at Cornell symposium

From hepatitis prevention to virtual lab animals on a chip, five scientific advances with the potential to change society will be examined at a symposium on Monday, Oct. 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Cornell.

Director of Latino Studies Program works to move the program forward

The Latino Studies Program at Cornell is poised to become a premier center for both undergraduate education and faculty research, says Pedro Cabán, a visiting professor of government and the program's director for the academic year 1999-2000.

Psychologists advise students on how to beat those college blues

College is a positive experience for most students, but some newcomers to campus may encounter problems that range from homesickness and anxiety to severe stress. Other students bring their existing problems, like eating disorders and procrastination, to college, where it can be harder to cope in the absence of family structure and supervision.

Duke's Barbara Herrnstein Smith to deliver University Lecture on evolutionary psychology, Sept. 27

Barbara Herrnstein Smith of Duke University will deliver a University Lecture at Cornell titled "Sewing Up the Mind: The Claims of Evolutionary Psychology," Monday, Sept. 27, at 4:30 p.m.

Hurricane Floyd not as threatening for Northeast as Agnes in 1972, but still with potential to 'create some havoc,' Cornell climatologist says

Despite the immensity of Hurricane Floyd, which after sweeping over Florida is bearing down on the Carolina's and threatening the U.S. eastern seaboard, climatologists at the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell believe the storm will not pack the watery wallop of hurricane-turned-tropical storm Agnes in 1972.

Traveling musicians and dancers offer free evening of traditional entertainment

A vibrant group of young Venezuelan musicians and dancers called Estudiantina VENUSA will perform Friday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium on the Cornell campus.