William Provine, professor of the history of biology, will be awarded the first David L. Hull Prize by the International Society for History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology. (May 4, 2011)
Cornell University Police earned top honors for 2010 at the New York State Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Challenge, April 26, in recognition of the department's effectiveness. (May 4, 2011)
Calling him 'one of America's greatest living composers,' Carnegie Hall celebrated the 75th birthday of Steve Reich '57 with a program of four of his recent works April 30. (May 4, 2011)
Art historians Terry Smith explored the meaning of 'now' in contemporary art during a talk on campus April 26. The lecture is part of the Arts and Sciences Humanities Lecture Series. (May 4, 2011)
The State of Indonesian Studies Conference on campus, April 28-29, brought scholars together to ponder the status and future of scholarships on Indonesia. (May 4, 2011)
More than 40 educators and volunteers, most affiliated with 4-H and 4-H SET (Science, Engineering and Technology), learned about citizen science at a symposium on campus May 3.
Passengers around the country submitted comments through Regulation Room, a Cornell-run site that gives members of the public a simple way to weigh in on proposed rules that affect them. (May 3, 2011)
A student organization is launching Big Red Bikes, a bike share program on campus that will start with 20 bikes that can be checked out at Uris Library. (May 3, 2011)
Events on campus this week include a museum party, spring dance concerts, student films, a reading by MFA fiction writers and poets, and all five Beethoven piano concertos conducted by Leon Fleisher. (May 3, 2011)
J. Craig Venter, a co-author of the human genome sequences, spoke about the future of synthetic life forms for producing vaccines and consuming carbon dioxide, among other uses, in a talk April 28. (May 3, 2011)
