Chemist and Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann, a self-proclaimed atheist, discussed science and God with a Christian MIT nuclear scientist March 30. Their differing worldviews had some surprising similarities. (April 3, 2012)
Filmmaker John Waters led a Cornell audience on a tour through his 'negative influences' and his many films including 'Hairspray' and 'Pink Flamingos' March 31 at the 'Resoundingly Queer' conference.
Professor Scott Tucker has announced that he will leave Cornell to become the artistic director of the Choral Arts Society in Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2012)
Five of Cornell's buildings were recognized as exemplary New York state green buildings at the 10th Annual New York State Green Building Conference in Syracuse, March 29-30. (April 2, 2012)
Nine graduate students have been chosen to be part of the Cornell chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. The students were inducted at the annual Bouchet conference, March 30-31. (April 2, 2012)
Dale Raymond Corson, Cornell's eighth president (1969-77) and a distinguished physicist and engineer, died March 31 at his home at Kendal at Ithaca. A celebration of his life will be held Sept. 8. (March 31, 2012)
Jonathan Kirshner, professor of government, will spend the 2012-13 academic year at Princeton as the first World Politics visiting fellow. (March 30, 2012)
Kyle Shen, assistant professor of physics, has been awarded $566,000 over three years from the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program. (March 29, 2012)
