Jonathan Lunine, is the director of the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science and has worked on a variety of aspects of the Cassini mission, including the radar and other instruments, since the 1980’s. Lunine says the ‘discovery machine’ has set a high standard for future space missions.
In his new history of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, historian Fredrik Logevall draws on new sources to tell the story of disastrous foreign policy decisions. (Sept. 28, 2012)
The Prefreshman Summer Program helps first-generation students, students of color and students from low-income backgrounds make a successful transition from high school to Cornell.
Cornell engineers have created a synthetic immune organ that produces antibodies and can be controlled in the lab, completely separate from a living organism.
A new course and outreach programs will foster conversations about bridging difference and address concerns raised after a bias-related incident last May. (Aug. 16, 2012)
In the second “Racism in America” webinar, presented Nov. 19 by the College of Arts and Sciences, a panel of four Cornell faculty experts discussed discrepancies in education and housing.
To provide a corporate leg up to technology opportunities and startup companies emerging from research here, the new Cornell Technology Acceleration and Maturation program is designed to propel promising ideas toward commercial viability.
Events on campus this week include animator Lewis Klahr, African musician Tony Bird, 'The Vagina Monologues' at Bailey Hall and Pancho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band in the Cornell Concert Series.
An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.
The study provides a revised classification of 97 metallic sweat bee species found in eastern North America, including 11 identified for the first time.
