Two graduate composers win Ives scholarships

Two graduate students in music composition have been awarded Charles Ives Scholarships worth $7,500 each by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Grad student, alumnus receive Soros fellowships

A Filipino-American graduate student and a Lebanese-American alumnus are among 30 new Soros fellows, who are immigrants or children of immigrants. (March 10, 2010)

Pattern in movies mimics that found in our brain

A Cornell study by psychology professor James Cutting finds that our attention span while watching films conforms to a universal constant. (March 9, 2010)

Pulitzer-winning author sheds light on Osama bin Laden's wealthy, global upbringing

Steve Coll, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, discussed the childhood and background of Osama bin Laden and how his background contributed to the rise of al Qaeda, March 5. (March 9, 2010)

Team hikes Nepali trails to help Cornell Outdoor Education go international

A team of students and faculty visited Nepal over winter break as part of a plan to help develop an international component of Cornell Outdoor Education and to promote ecotourism in Nepal. (March 8, 2010)

Abruña at New York's natural history museum: Different energy solutions for different needs

Hector Abruna, an expert in fuel cell technology, spoke on energy needs and solutions at the American Museum of Natural History's SciCafe in New York City March 15. (March 5, 2010)

BOOM showcases student projects with real-life appeal

On March 3, 40 student-developed digital technology projects were on display in Duffield Hall at the annual Bits on Our Minds exhibition. Some won awards from corporate sponsors. (March 5, 2010)

Poet Tretheway entertains, enlightens at reading

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Tretheway read from her work, including 'Native Guard,' at the Robert Chasen Memorial Poetry Reading Feb. 25 in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium. (March 4, 2010)

De Bary discusses language, culture in world literature

In a recent lecture, Brett de Bary cited texts and translations of Japanese author Tawada Yoko, whose works deal with the arbitrary nature of cultural boundaries in differentiating language and words. (March 4, 2010)