'Oppression, Drugs and Self-Discovery' is topic for Washington Post reporter Patrice Gaines in Nov. 3 Cornell appearance

Patrice Gaines, an African-American woman who survived batterings, sexual abuse and a prison sentence for heroin possession to become a prize-winning Washington Post reporter and author, will share her story and offer suggestions for implementing change in one's life Monday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.

'Black Dog' author to lecture at Cornell Oct. 27 on the extermination of Armenians in Turkey

Author and poet Peter Balakian will speak on 'The Armenian Genocide and Inter-Generational Transmission of Trauma,' Oct. 27, at 4:30 p.m. in Kaufmann Auditorium.

Reading at Cornell of award-winning historical novel Oct. 18 captures an Asian immigrant experience

A dramatic reading by professional actors of the award-winning historical novel Wooden Fish Songs by Ruthanne Lum McCunn is slated for Saturday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Cornell Trustee Carol Clark Tatkon dies at 59

Carol Clark Tatkon, a member of the Cornell Board of Trustees since 1981 and vice chair since 1995, died Oct. 11 at her family home in North Egremont, Mass. She was 59.

No place to hide. The right to privacy vs. freedom of the press is topic of Kops Lecture at Cornell Oct. 20

When does the public's right to know outweigh an individual's right to privacy? Does a reporter have the right to search for any personal information available? Is there a difference between printed records and electronic databases?

Intel $6 million grant will 'transform learning environment' at Cornell, educators predict

Complex computing problems as different as modeling Earth's climate system, predicting effects of regulatory change in the dairy industry or serving a semester's worth of lecture videos to student dormitories will operate on a scalable distributed network of powerful desktop computers, thanks in part to a $6 million grant from Intel Corp. to Cornell.

Smallest guitar, about the size of a human blood cell, illustrates new technology for nano-sized electromechanical devices

The world's smallest guitar — carved out of crystalline silicon and no larger than a single cell — has been made at Cornell University to demonstrate a new technology that could have a variety of uses in fiber optics, displays, sensors and electronics.

Interactive system on the Web is useful for science and education, too

In September at the United Nations, President Clinton and leaders of four other superpowers signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, prohibiting the testing of nuclear devices around the globe. As of January, 140 nations had signed on.

Cornell graduate students to hold conference in political economy, May 7-9

An interdisciplinary, regional conference entirely organized and conducted by Cornell graduate students will be held on campus May 7-9 in Room 401 Warren Hall. The Second Annual Great Lakes Graduate Conference in Political Economy.