A conference Oct. 22 on campus will draw alumni back to talk about the changing role of liberal arts majors in the job market. It is planned by students for students. (Oct. 13, 2011)
A gift and a grant totaling $3.45 million will help the Cornell Lab of Ornithology develop new computer technologies to better understand the movements and behaviors of birds and other species. (Oct. 13, 2011)
In the third in a series of interviews with Cornell's campaign co-chairs, Robert Appel '53, trustee emeritus and presidential councillor, talks about the Weill Cornell campaign. (Oct. 13, 2011)
A new 257-seat auditorium in Milstein Hall, opening Oct. 20, offers state-of-the-art design and technology and will be the center of activity for the College of Architecture, Art and Planning. (Oct. 13, 2011)
Visiting and faculty fellows and leading scholars in sound studies will take part in a conference, 'Sounding Cultures: From Performance to Politics,' Oct. 14-15 at the A.D. White House. (Oct. 13, 2011)
Professor Emeritus Sidney Tarrow will use $32,400 from the Mellon Foundation to explore when and how rights are protected or abused under conditions of modern warfare. (Oct. 13, 2011)
Unmarried couples - whether opposite- or same-sex, in which one partner is an endowed faculty or staff member - will have the same access to Cornell's health and dental insurance, as of Jan. 1. (Oct. 13, 2011)
The Cornell Science Sample Series gives New York City-area teachers hands-on instruction from Cornell faculty and graduate students to help them bring scientific concepts alive in the classroom. (Oct. 13, 2011)
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)
