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Hip-hop panel looks at relations between police, community

The relationship between law enforcement and minority communities was viewed through the lens of hip-hop music at a panel discussion in Ithaca Feb. 20, "WOOP WOOP! That's the Sound of da Police!"

Climate change likely to alter NY’s Oneida Lake by 2099

By the end of this century, climate change will alter Oneida Lake enough to remove oxygen from its bottom waters, alter its species composition and eradicate its remaining cold water fish species.

Three 'rising stars' boosted with Sloan fellowships

Three Cornell assistant professors have received fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, whose goal is to support "the next generation of scientific leaders."

UN officials brief Cornell students on new global tasks

In an exclusive symposium designed for Cornell students, officials from the United Nations detailed a new 15-year initiative on battling climate change worldwide.

D.C. conference to explore a global, humanist education

The Comparative and International Education Society sponsors a conference in Washington, D.C., March 8-13 on "Ubuntu! Imagining a Humanist Education Globally."

Undergrad finds how jumping fish navigate land to find new pools

An undergraduate biology researcher describes for the first time how a small East Coast killifish jumps upright on land to see and navigate between tide pools - a possible clue into how sea creatures adapted to land.

Celebrate 150 great years at Charter Day Weekend, April 24-27

Celebrations, commemorations and a festival of ideas and imagination will overflow for four days, April 24-27, during Charter Day Weekend in Ithaca. Events require advance registration.

New 'knobs' can dial in control of materials

A new study by Cornell scientists offers insight on how different "knobs" can change material properties in previously unexplored or misunderstood ways.

Garbarino book goes inside the minds of murderers

Expert witness and Professor Emeritus James Garbarino spent 20 years "Listening to Killers," the title of his new book, which recommends empathy and understanding to break the cycle of violence.

Smithsonian names Saxena an 'innovator to watch'

The Smithsonian has named Ashutosh Saxena one of eight "Innovators to watch in 2015" for his work to develop "personal robots" to help in the home and office.

Kozen honored for theoretical computer science work

Dexter Kozen, Ph.D. ’77, the Joseph Newton Pew Jr. Professor in Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science for "pioneering and seminal work.”

Things to Do, Feb. 20-27

Events this week include a community panel with police, hip-hop artists and scholars; an Oscar party; Karl Pillemer on making love last; plays at the Schwartz Center and films by Amie Siegel.