Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann, professor emeritus of chemistry, recounted his work on putting hydrogen under pressure, as part of the Local Legends of Chemistry lecture series, Oct. 6. (Oct. 13, 2011)
Events on campus this week include a grand opening reception for the new wing at the Johnson Museum, lectures on sustainability, evolution and parenting, and British folk musician Brian Peters. (Oct. 13, 2011)
An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly. (Oct. 13, 2011)
Cornell joins NYC-based tech star Next Jump as its exclusive academic partner to help launch a unique recruiting event to lure the East Coast's top minds and leading companies to the Big Apple. (Oct. 12, 2011)
The Cornell Cooperative Extension Marcellus Shale Team will receive the 2011 community and economic vitality award from Cornell's Community and Rural Development Institute Oct. 18. (Oct. 12, 2011)
A Cornell researcher has discovered a much simpler way to plant tulip bulbs: Loosen the dirt two inches deep, drop bulb and then top it with mulch. (Oct. 12, 2011)
A late-night entertainment venue in Willard Straight Hall's Ivy Room will open in spring 2012, according to the Student Assembly and the Office of the Dean of Students.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology provided audio and video recordings of birds to producers of the Hollywood comedy 'The Big Year,' starring actors Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson. (Oct. 12, 2011)
A landmark study finds that the vast majority of 65,000 living vertebrate species descended from a common ancestor that had a well-developed system for detecting electrical fields in the water. (Oct. 11, 2011)
Cornell librarian Janet McCue has co-written an 80-page biographical introduction to a classic outdoors text whose author had many Cornell ties. (Oct. 11, 2011)
From emergency evacuation notices to how many vegetables to eat, people need good information to make good choices. Professor Valerie Reyna explains that risk messages must be tailored to different age groups. (Oct. 11, 2011)
