Assistant professor of physics Itai Cohen studies soft condensed matter, an example of which is human cartilage. One of his goals is to better understand the physics of how cartilage moves. (April 15, 2008)
This year's campus orientation, from Aug. 17 through 22, will introduce new students to the rhythms of life at Cornell through music-themed events. (Aug. 13, 2007)
Events on campus this week include a workshop on advocacy and interactive media, Islam Awareness Week, a day for entrepreneurs and lectures on Facebook, friendship and community and 'Porgy and Bess.' (April 5, 2012)
Cornell scientists have characterized a key enzyme's structure to better understand its activity in vitamin B1 synthesis. The enzyme performs a complex series of 15 to 20 steps. (Nov. 19, 2008)
Ratan Tata '59, chairman of India's Tata Group, presented the new $2,500 Nano minicar and addressed 'Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st Century' with President David Skorton June 5. (June 6, 2009)
The Cornell University Board of Trustees has approved a recommendation to create e-Cornell, a legally separate but Cornell-controlled for-profit company to create and market distance learning programs.
The Heckscher Foundation for Children recently awarded a $900,000 grant to the Cornell Urban Scholars Program, in which students from Cornell University help address challenges confronting New York City's poorest children, families and neighborhoods. The grant will provide three years of operational funds for the Urban Scholars Program.
Lionel Jospin, former prime minister of France (1997--2002), will deliver the keynote address for a three-day conference at Cornell University titled "Critical Anatomy of the New American Empire," co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Economy and Society (CSES) and the Society for the Humanities at Cornell (SHC). The conference runs Thursday, April 8, through Saturday, April 10. Jospin's talk, titled "The United States: Empire or Super Nation-State?" will be Thursday, April 8, at 4:30 p.m. in 200 Baker Hall. The talk and all conference events are free and open to the public. (April 02, 2004)