The principal investigator from Antartica's IceCube Neutrino Observatory will present the 2016 Hans Bethe Lecturer in Physics Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Research teams led by professors Robert Bruce van Dover and Hadas Kress-Gazit have both been granted up to $7.5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense for autonomous systems and AI research.
Human Resources has recently added a policy to allow regular staff members and student employees to request time away from work to express breast milk following the birth of a child. (Jan. 22, 2008)
President Skorton and CALS Dean Susan Henry made their annual visit to the New York State Fair Aug. 27, where they toured Cornell's solar house and met with Gov. David Paterson and young 4-H members. (Aug. 28, 2009)
Two Cornellians from Africa have created a body suit embedded at the molecular level with insecticides to ward off mosquitoes infected with deadly malaria. The outfit could provide daytime protection.
A new acting director, Xin Xu, and assistant director, Patrick W. Deegan, took leadership positions in Cornell's China and Asia-Pacific Program July 1. (July 24, 2008)
Holzer spoke about the months leading up to Lincoln's historic presidency July 9 on campus. This summer the Class of 2012 is reading 'Lincoln at Gettysburg' through the New Student Reading Project. (July 11, 2008)
The interior design field now has a language of its own, thanks to Professor Jan Jennings, who has spearheaded an online database for contemporary design that includes a new vocabulary. (Aug. 26, 2009)
To give the humanities and social sciences a new focus on campus, an Office of Humanities and Social Sciences Communications has been established within Cornell's Division of University Communications.