The technology of the future will come sooner, and be stranger, than any of us can imagine, said Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google Inc., at the Sept. 20 Hatfield lecture. (Sept. 24, 2012)
Aimee Turner, chief financial officer and treasurer of the J. Craig Venter Institute, has been named Cornell associate vice president and university controller. She will begin her post Oct. 17. (Sept. 24, 2012)
In his Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture, Charles Blow used the Trayvon Martin case to illustrate how today's news consumers make little distinction between straight reporting and agenda-driven activism. (Sept. 21, 2012)
Ujamaa Residential College celebrates its 40th anniversary on campus with events including a banquet Sept. 22 with students, alumni and past and present faculty fellows and residence hall directors. (Sept. 20, 2012)
Assistant professor of architecture Jenny Sabin has designed a pavilion for Nike in New York City using photo-luminescent, solar-active and reflective threads, inspired by the company's new footwear. (Sept. 20, 2012)
An interview English professor Satya Mohanty gave to the South Asian Review has created an explosive reaction and a new organization, the Global South Cultural Dialogue Project. (Sept. 20, 2012)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will provide ongoing guidance on the programmatic and physical development of Cornell's new NYC tech campus.
As part of the Finger Lakes Social Entrepreneurship Institute, the Center for Transformative Action hosted a discussion on the promise of social entrepreneurship Sept. 13. (Sept. 17, 2012)
President David Skorton has signed a letter to Congress supporting visa reform to grant green cards to international students with advanced degrees in technical fields. (Sept. 17, 2012)
