The ILR School's Maria Lorena Cook is teaching a course titled The Mexican Revolution at 100: Politics, Economy and Society, which examines the nation's present and past. (Oct. 28, 2010)
Events on campus this week include: Halloween celebrations, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month events, Messenger lectures, book talks, museum reception, administration forums, auction. (Oct. 28, 2010)
Cornell's Board of Trustees and the Cornell University Council will hold their annual meeting at Cornell, Oct. 28-30; President David Skorton will deliver the State of the University Address Oct. 29.
The annual Cornell Mathematical Contest in Modeling is scheduled for Nov. 12-15. Information sessions are set for Tuesday, Nov. 2, and Wednesday, Nov. 11; both at 6 p.m. in 253 Malott Hall. (Oct. 27, 2010)
Researchers in the Information Science department at Cornell plan to study a variety of research cultures to find out how best to form effective cyberspace organizations. (Oct. 27, 2010)
Math professor Ken Brown is an example of the changing face of mathematics, where collaboration is key. An Oct. 9-11 conference honored the popular professor. (Oct. 27, 2010)
Ralph Bolton, Ph.D. '72 in the field of anthropology, is the 2010 recipient of the Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology, anthropology's highest award. (Oct. 27, 2010)
Author and associate professor of English J. Robert Lennon featured some of the local flavor in his fiction Oct. 26 at a Literary Luncheon at the home of President David Skorton and Robin Davisson. (Oct. 27, 2010)
Assistant professor of music Joseph Lin has been selected to join the Juilliard String Quartet as first violinist. He also will join the Juilliard School of Music faculty in fall 2011. (Oct. 26, 2010)
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson will present the 29th annual Hatfield Address and meet with students and faculty Nov. 11. (Oct. 26, 2010)
Faculty members Lance Compa and Rebecca Givan, an editor of the new book 'The Diffusion of Social Movements: Actors, Mechanisms, and Political Effects,' will have a discussion Oct. 27 in the Cornell Store. (Oct. 26, 2010)
In an Oct. 25 lecture, William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said that there's no magic wand to fix economy, but the Fed is providing essential support. (Oct. 26, 2010)
