Eboo Patel, executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core and this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture speaker, Feb. 21 in Sage Chapel, stressed tolerance and interfaith cooperation. (Feb. 22, 2011)
Best-selling author and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker will present the 2011 Olin lecture at 7:30 p.m. March 4 in the Statler Auditorium, speaking on 'the stuff of thought.'
Microbiologist Wolfner discussed how proteins from male fruit flies influence females after mating at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Feb. 21 in Washington, D.C. (Feb. 22, 2011)
The Internet has dramatically boosted the power of citizen science - creating opportunities in science and education across disciplines, said Janis Dickinson, Feb. 20 at the annual AAAS meeting.
Christopher Pottle, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering and a founder of the Department of Computer Science, died Feb. 15 at his home in Oxford, Maine. (Feb. 22, 2011)
The production of 'Precious Little' at the Schwartz Center, directed by Myles Kenyon Rowland '11, is a new version of the play by Madeleine George '96, who helped adapt it for the Cornell stage. (Feb. 21, 2011)
Assistant professor of government Peter Enns has co-edited a book of articles that examine political representation and will discuss the book's themes in a talk Feb. 23. (Feb. 21, 2011)
Robots that self-improve and machines that print products at home are technologies on the horizon, said Hod Lipson at the 2011 American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting. (Feb. 21, 2011)
Using the genetic variation found in wild and exotic rice, researchers are providing breeders with the tools and knowledge to develop new varieties, a Cornell researcher reported at the AAAS meeting. (Feb. 21, 2011)
Powerful genome sequencing tools can now help researchers exploit the genetic diversity of crops to improve productivity, sustainability and nutrition, a Cornell researcher reported at the annual AAAS meeting. (Feb. 21, 2011)
NASA astrophysicist John Mather covered nearly 20 billion years of the past and future of the universe in his Feb. 16 public talk in Schwartz Auditorium. (Feb. 21, 2011)
