Alexander Hayes is an assistant professor of astronomy at Cornell University. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft only has a few days left before its final approach to the giant planet Saturn. On Sept. 15, Cassini will dive into Saturn’s atmosphere, sending science data for as long as it can, and then melt and break apart.
Brian Eugenio Herrera, a Princeton theater professor and performer, and Chris Jones, theater critic for the Chicago Tribune, were named winners of the 2014-15 George Jean Nathan Award.
An Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant of $1.1 million will extend the interdisciplinary seminar series Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities, established in 2014.
Cornell goes green by celebrating Earth with Sustainability Month during April. More than 80 events are scheduled, including lectures, films, fashion, art and social justice events.
Old Dominion Foundation Professor Emeritus John Hsu, an instrumentalist, scholar and conductor who served on Cornell's music faculty for 50 years, died March 24. He was 86.
The Digital CoLab, in 701 Olin Library, will launch with an open house on Jan. 27 from 4 to 6 p.m., with demonstrations of Raspberry Pis and Arduinos, information about upcoming workshops.
Pursuing a life of science and a life of faith is not incompatible, said astronomer Jonathan Lunine at the St. Albert the Great Forum on Science and Religion April 26.
Panelists will discuss a national effort being organized by lawyers and activists to end the practice of family detention of refuge seekers in a panel discussion on campus April 16.
Patrick Braga '17 spent a little more than a year working on his chamber opera, "La Tricotea (Opus 25)," which will premiere Dec. 3 with 16 student vocalists and instrumentalists.
