For the second time in three years, the Cornell Chemical Engineering Car team won the American Institute of Chemical Engineers student car competition, which took place Nov. 7 in Salt Lake City. (Nov. 15, 2010)
Chemistry's Hector Abruna was chosen to present the 2010 S.C. Lind Lectures by the American Chemical Society of East Tennessee. He is also the 2011 recipient of the Faraday Medal. (Nov. 15, 2010)
Philanthropist and retired businessman Fred Young '64, M.Eng. '66, MBA '66, has committed $11 million to CCAT, a proposed 25-meter aperture telescope in Chile's Atacama desert.
Walter Isard, professor emeritus of city and regional planning and economics, has died at age 91. Isard was an influential scholar who founded the fields of regional science and peace science. (Nov. 11, 2010)
The College of Architecture, Art and Planning will explore the design and environmental and social impacts of Tata Motors' new car in 'Unpacking the Nano,' opening in January at the Johnson Museum. (Nov. 10, 2010)
Rachel Bean, assistant professor of astronomy, has received a 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for her work in cosmology and theoretical astrophysics. (Nov. 10, 2010)
Achieving a sustainable world will require increased awareness, policy changes and an inclusive approach, said panelists in a discussion Oct. 28 in Statler Hall. (Oct. 29, 2010)
A team of electrical and computer engineering faculty have received the grant from Intel Corp., Cisco Systems Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. for research on 'video-aware networks.' (Oct. 28, 2010)
