Some 3,500 incoming freshmen and new transfer students will discuss John Steinbeck's 1939 novel in depth during campuswide discussions Aug. 23-24, part of the ninth annual New Student Reading Project. (Aug. 18, 2009)
A course developed by Angela Gonzales, associate professor of development sociology, connects her 15 students with nonprofit organizations on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, to work collaboratively on projects that address community needs.
Heber Sanchez '09 has reaped a $25,000 Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship for designing a sustainable fashion line for young men that combines second-hand clothing with organic textiles. (Jan. 27, 2009)
Events on campus this week include a benefit for veterans, memorial concert, poetry reading by Carl Phillips, concert by Apollo's Fire, and lectures on immigration and cross-cultural influences.
Researchers at Cornell and Tel Aviv University have developed a new tool for nanofabricators to test the physical properties of thin films. (Dec. 9, 2010)
The Einaudi Center's new course called Issues Behind the News: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Current Events is proving popular with undergraduates. (Dec. 5, 2007)
The Oracle Calendar service used by faculty, staff and many graduate students will be replaced by a Microsoft Exchange system over the weekend beginning June 4. (May 20, 2010)
Philosopher Jill North, a proponent of wave function realism, has published an essay titled “The Structure of a Quantum World," included in a new book of essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics.
Assistant professor of music Roger Moseley argues that Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in E flat, Opus 31, No. 3, is an auditory depiction of the composer's deafness.