Speaker explains the 'Sense of Boxing' Oct. 24

Carlo Rotella of Boston College, will present "'My Punches Have Meaning' - Making Sense of Boxing," Monday, Oct. 24, at 4:30 p.m. in 165 McGraw Hall.

Roper Center honors Stimson for superior public opinion work

This fall, the Roper Center, the world's largest public opinion archive, will honor the first political scientist to quantify the country's swings from conservatism to liberalism and back again.

Cornell hosts writing conference for Ivy Plus schools

Cornell will host 40 writing program administrators and faculty Oct. 7-8 for the Ivy Plus Writing Consortium, to discuss programmatic issues, their evolving roles on campus and trends in the field.

Women in Physics group holds 40-year reunion Oct. 15

Women in Physics will host the Cornell Women in Physics and Related Fields All-Class Reunion on campus Saturday, Oct. 15.

Conference examines the histories of capitalism

More than 100 scholars from around the country shared their research and offered new perspectives at the Histories of Capitalism 2.0 conference, held at Cornell Sept. 29-Oct. 1.

Music and history of punk to be celebrated Nov. 1-5

Four generations of punk luminaries will gather at Cornell Nov. 1-5 for a weeklong celebration of the cultural, political and historical impact of punk.

New website helps faculty, staff Navigate travel planning

A new website called Navigate is designed to save Cornell faculty members time and reduce stress in handling off-campus teaching, research and engagement, nationally and internationally.

Two with Cornell ties share 2016 Nobel Prize in physics

David J. Thouless, Ph.D. '58, and former postdoctoral researcher J. Michael Kosterlitz share the 2016 Nobel Prize in physics for discoveries in topological phase transitions of matter.

Neurotech symposium on the brain spotlights new discoveries

Researchers plumbing the mysteries of the brain gathered on Sept. 29 to share their discoveries at the inaugural Cornell Neurotech Mong Family Foundation Symposium in the Biotechnology Building.