Trustees, deans, vice presidents, provosts and friends gathered Jan. 20 at the New York Public Library to pay tribute to Peter C. Meinig, outgoing chair of the Cornell University Board of Trustees. (Jan. 23, 2012)
Thousands and thousands of documents: the Library of Congress has received 1,705 boxes of the Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive for all of posterity to sift.
J. Craig Venter, a co-author of the human genome sequences, spoke about the future of synthetic life forms for producing vaccines and consuming carbon dioxide, among other uses, in a talk April 28. (May 3, 2011)
The Carol B. Epstein '61 Artist in Residence is the first endowment to support entertainment industry professionals who come to Cornell under the new Performance and Media model in Theatre, Film and Dance. (April 18, 2011)
Events on campus this week include trendsetting statistician Hans Rosling, interfaith leader Eboo Patel, films about World War I and book talks on labor politics in China and green spaces.
Humanists and scientists will examine some of the issues and implications of climate change at 'Climate Change, Critical Thought, Design: A Forum,' Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in the A.D. White House.
President David Skorton has issued a statement on diversity, outlining goals to which he and Provosts Kent Fuchs and Laurie Glimcher have committed, and announcing a new University Diversity Council.
Events this week include new films and modern classics at Cornell Cinema, a Glee Club concert, a talk by two digital artists at the Johnson Museum, and celebrated jazz artists in Barnes Hall. (Jan. 19, 2012)