Teukolsky to explore the Dark Universe in Spring Hans Bethe Lecture

Cornell astrophysicist Saul Teukolsky will explain gravitational waves and other phenomena March 28 as part of the Hans Bethe Lecture at Cornell.

Sustainability sows a healthy business climate

The color of money may be the best tint for keeping the world from warming was a key message at the Cornell Business Impact Symposium, “Unleashing the Hidden Power of Sustainability,” on March 10.  

Military women discuss service, careers

Women military veterans and ROTC students held a panel discussion March 7 on women in the military, in recognition of Military Women in History Month.

Staff News

Cornell to collaborate with Vingroup to establish VinUniversity in Hanoi, Vietnam

Cornell is involved in a multiyear consulting services contract with Vietnam’s largest property developer that includes advising on the development of infrastructure, campus reviews, curriculum and faculty hiring.

Fortune editor visits March 16 for Munschauer lecture

Leigh Gallagher ’94, senior editor at large at Fortune magazine, will talk about her work and her career March 16.

Campus connects to Afghanistan, Mexico via portal

Students, faculty and staff interacted with people around the world via an inflatable portal set up in the Biotech atrium March 7.

Open campus dinner to discuss adequacy as achievement

Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the next Breaking Bread dinner “In Praise of Adequacy – Reducing the High Stress Culture of Perfectionism: A Mental Health Discussion,” Tuesday, March 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. in B10 Biotech.

New technique simplifies creation of nanoparticle 'magic-sized clusters'

A collaboration of two Cornell research groups has proposed a novel method for producing groups of same-sized nanoparticles, known as 'magic-sized clusters,' which have applications in optical memory storage and lighting.

VP Lombardi and VP Opperman address recent Collegetown incidents

Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi and Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Opperman sent a message to the Ithaca campus community March 12 with updates on two investigations stemming from assaults over the weekend.