Alumnae in media and the arts on campus March 5

From the silver screen, the airwaves, the stage and the page, renowned Cornellians return to campus March 5 to share their media-industry savvy at free events sponsored by the President’s Council of Cornell Women.

Senior group is guiding Cornell's climate actions

President Elizabeth Garrett formed the Senior Leaders Climate Action Group last November to focus on improving climate trends by spurring cross-disciplinary solutions on campus and globally.

High-tech etcher unveiled at Cornell NanoScale facility

The Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility has partnered with Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology to develop a chemical-based etching process that is more precise than current methods.

Lecturer to explore Mark Twain's humor

Art historian Jennifer Greenhill will give the Ruth Woolsey Findley and William Nichols Findley History of Art Lecture, March 8, “Joke Matter: Materialities of Humor from Mark Twain to Glenn Ligon."

Quantum dot solids: This generation's silicon wafer?

A Cornell research group led by associate professor Tobias Hanrath has assembled quantum dots into ordered, 2-D superlattice nanocrystals, with potential for breakthroughs in optoelectronics.

Costume, photo collections inspire first-year seminars

Students drew from Cornell's photography and textile collections to curate exhibitions as they developed research, critical thinking and writing skills in a pair of first-year writing seminars.

Aye, Mimno receive Sloan Foundation Fellowships

Cornell assistant professors Yimon Aye and David Mimno have received 2016 Sloan Foundation Fellowships, which recognize early-career scholars.

Researcher's chiral graphene stacks break new ground

The research group of Jiwoong Park has developed a chiral thin film through rotational stacking of two-atoms-thick graphene sheets, the first such exploration of chirality at the nano scale.

‘Climate Change and Clean Energy’ panel is Feb. 26

Several environmental experts will serve as panelists at the 'Policy and Activism: A Conversation on Climate Change and Clean Energy' event on Feb. 26 at Uris Auditorium.