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Humor, irony and surprise endings enhance technology at 2006 computer animation fest

When the Cornell Program of Computer Graphics was launched in the early 1970s, it was considered a major achievement to start with drawings of a building and create a computer-generated image of, say, Rhodes Hall. Today, computer…

Law School is sponsor of Beijing conference on global trade May 22-24

Cornell Law School and Peking University ("Beida") are co-sponsoring a major international conference in Beijing. Designed to stimulate thinking about future relations between the United States and China in the context of the…

Cornell celebrates Commencement Weekend, May 27-28, with addresses by Martin Luther King III and President Rawlings

Cornell University will celebrate its 138th Commencement Weekend Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28. On Saturday at noon, Martin Luther King III will give the Senior Convocation Address, and on Sunday, beginning at 11 a.m.,…

Best articles from ASQ, Johnson School's premier organizational studies journal, are translated into Chinese

Read all about it. The best articles from Cornell's Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ) -- considered the premier scholarly journal in organizational studies -- have been published for the first time in Chinese. The publisher…

Eleven students to receive grants from Cornell Council for the Arts

The Cornell Council for the Arts has awarded 11 students 2006-07 Individual Artist grants for artistic merit, creativity, community outreach potential and innovation.

Cornell hosts the Hans Bethe Centennial Symposium

Scientists from around the world will gather at Cornell June 2 and 3 for the Bethe Centennial Symposium on Astrophysics, a celebration of the life and contributions of Hans Bethe (1906-2005) and an opportunity to discuss the…

Particle physics in U.S. is at a crossroads, says economist, and 'nothing could be riskier than staying where we are'

The future of particle physics in the United States has never been as imperiled as it is now, says economist Harold Shapiro, president emeritus of Princeton University. Failure to act, he says, could mean missing out on…

Cornell's 2006 Game Expo demonstrates students' expertise and whimsy

"Chuck kumquats!" "Defeat baboons!" "Repopulate the world and eat anything that stands in your way!" These were typical of the slogans, from whimsical to gross, displayed in abundance at the 2006 Game Expo presented May 10 in…

Cornell senior Ian Alberta dies in off-campus fire; memorial service May 17

Update: * A fund is being established in Ian Alberta's memory to support fifth-grade field trips to Cayuga Nature Center. Donations can be sent to the Ithaca Public Education Initiative, P.O. Box 4268, Ithaca, NY 14852; make…

At national meeting, Skorton calls for university presidents to use 'bully pulpit' in advancing arts and humanities

"Reinvigorating the Humanities" was the title of a national colloquium held in Philadelphia May 12, but that was something of a misnomer. As evidenced by presenters who ranged from university presidents to congressmen, the…

Soon-to-be-released report will help Cornell proactively promote diversity, says Vice Provost Robert Harris

Soon-to-be-released report will help Cornell proactively promote diversity, says Vice Provost Robert Harris.

Commencement weekend road and parking lot closings

The Cornell Commencement Committee has issued a list of special road and parking lot closings to accommodate numerous activities scheduled for Commencement Weekend. They are as follows: Friday, May 26: Any remaining cars will…