David Hysell, Ph.D. ’92, professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is using NSF funding to develop radar tools and techniques for monitoring space weather, including the creation of a new radar system at Cornell.
Record totals in attendance and fundraising efforts are anticipated at Reunion 2016, June 9-12. The weekend features a packed itinerary of talks, forums, receptions, concerts, tours and other activities.
The second annual Cornell Neurotech Mong Family Foundation Symposium on Sept. 22 will feature three neuroscientists who will discuss their research exploring the brain.
“A Conversation with Geek Girls” featured Heather Cabot, co-author of “Geek Girl Rising,” a book that explores “the sisterhood [that has been] shaking up tech.”
Events on campus include jazz and classical performances, glass sea creatures and a fall party at the Johnson Museum, a book talk on roads in the Himalayas and a reading by poet and novelist Ron Rash.
Event this week include a literary festival, a Bach choral concert, TEDxCornell, a Renaissance fair, Holi, a documentary profiling Ruth Bader Ginsburg '54, and Slope Day.
On Monday, Amazon announced it would offer incentives to employees who quit their jobs at the company to start a business delivering Amazon package. The move is the enhancement of a program that began over a year ago to speed up Amazon’s shipping times, but it also comes with added benefits for Amazon, says Rick Geddes, professor of policy analysis and management at Cornell University and author of “Saving the Mail: How to Solve the Problems of the U.S. Postal Service.”
