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Darwin bicentennial events crowd Cornell calendar

The university marks Charles Darwin's 200th anniversary with panel discussions, lectures, exhibitions and other events. (Feb. 4, 2009)

Randy Gener wins Nathan Award for dramatic criticism

Gener, senior editor of American Theatre, is the winner of the 2007-08 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, an honor administered annually by Cornell's Department of English. (Feb. 4, 2009)

Student receives outstanding undergraduate award in computing

Tal Rusak was one of two students in North America honored by the Computing Research Association for outstanding potential in computing research. (Feb. 4, 2009)

Cornell helps develop robotic tractor and sprayer with shared $3.9 million grant

Andrew Landers, a pesticide application engineer at NYSAES, is part of a $3.9 million USDA-funded project to develop, test and evaluate a fleet of autonomous tractors designed for precision agriculture applications. (Feb. 3, 2009)

Negative emotion more likely to cause false memories, researchers find

New research has implications for the accuracy of legal testimony in criminal cases and how interviews and interrogations in violent cases could be better conducted. (Feb. 3, 2009)

New ISS director Ken Roberts encourages disparate faculty to team up

The government professor and new director of the ISS views his main task as bringing together researchers with similar interests from various disciplines who otherwise might not meet. (Feb. 3, 2009)

Shannon Minter named a 'lawyer of the year'

Shannon Price Minter, J.D. '93, has been named one of six Lawyers of the Year by Lawyers USA, a legal magazine. The list also includes President Barack Obama. (Feb. 3, 2009)

Weeklong training helps CALS professors cope with others' tears and fears

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers weeklong leadership training workshops twice a year to help faculty members improve their interpersonal skills. (Feb. 2, 2009)

Cornell Population Program applies demographics to improving people's lives

The Cornell Population Program, with a new $1.15 million grant, conducts research and trains others to use demographics to improve lives, nationally and internationally. (Feb. 2, 2009)

'Beyond the Taj': To Asia and back again

A collection of visual and written materials on South Asian architecture and material culture assembled by the late Cornell professor and dean Robert 'Scotty' MacDougall is now available to a global audience. (Feb. 2, 2009)

CU students intern abroad through campus organization

The student organization AIESEC Cornell helps students find international internships instead of a traditional semester abroad at a foreign university. (Feb. 2, 2009)

Things to Do: Week of Jan. 30

Things to Do for the week of Jan. 30 include a concert of Brazilian music, a lecture on the closing of Gitmo and a lecture on galactic luminosity. (Jan. 30, 2009)