The technology of the future will come sooner, and be stranger, than any of us can imagine, said Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google Inc., at the Sept. 20 Hatfield lecture. (Sept. 24, 2012)
In his Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture, Charles Blow used the Trayvon Martin case to illustrate how today's news consumers make little distinction between straight reporting and agenda-driven activism. (Sept. 21, 2012)
On Sept. 20 Cornell's School of Hotel Administration celebrated 90 years to the day of educating entrepreneurs and leaders in the hospitality industry with a reception in Statler Hall's Park Atrium. (Sept. 21, 2012)
A Cornell study is turning 50 years of language-related science on its head, with implications in fields from evolutionary history to computer science and psycholinguistics. (Sept. 20, 2012)
Ujamaa Residential College celebrates its 40th anniversary on campus with events including a banquet Sept. 22 with students, alumni and past and present faculty fellows and residence hall directors. (Sept. 20, 2012)
Theoretical physicists at Cornell may have found a new way to explain the formation of novae. If their theory is correct, it would represent a big step forward for astrophysics. (Sept. 20, 2012)
Assistant professor of architecture Jenny Sabin has designed a pavilion for Nike in New York City using photo-luminescent, solar-active and reflective threads, inspired by the company's new footwear. (Sept. 20, 2012)
An interview English professor Satya Mohanty gave to the South Asian Review has created an explosive reaction and a new organization, the Global South Cultural Dialogue Project. (Sept. 20, 2012)
Events on campus this week include New York Times science writer Andrew Revkin, A.D. White Professor-at-Large Margaret McFall-Ngai, a West Campus architecture walk and a celebration of agriculture. (Sept. 20, 2012)