The Second Annual Young Social Scientists' Sustainability Research Forum, which took place Sept. 29, promoted dialogue between junior natural and social scientists working on sustainability issues. (Oct. 3, 2011)
Cornell scientists Salman Avestimehr, David Erickson, John C. March and Kyle Shen are recipients of this year's Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. (Oct. 3, 2011)
The Alan T. and Linda M. Beimfohr Lecture series will bring intellectuals to campus to address issues related to faith in a pluralistic society. Historian John Sommerville will give the inaugural talk Oct. 12. (Oct. 3, 2011)
Cornell architects have revised designs for the tensile steel mesh net systems the university has proposed to install on seven area bridges. (Oct. 3, 2011)
Former Cornell President Jeffrey Lehman '77, dean of the School of Transnational Law at Peking University, was one of 50 people to receive the People's Republic of China Friendship Award. (Oct. 3, 2011)
Highlights of the fall 2011 Employee Celebration include a Big Red win over Wagner and a chicken barbecue and pasta dinner at Barton Hall. (Oct. 3, 2011)
After three decades of being lost, the nine-spotted ladybug, New York's official insect, has finally been found in New York state - rediscovered first by a citizen scientist on Long Island July 30. (Oct. 3, 2011)
Paul Alivisatos, the fall 2011 Bethe lecturer, explained the science behind the evidence that human activity is causing global warming, Sept. 28. (Sept. 30, 2011)
A study by ILR's Global Labor Institute finds that a proposed oil pipeline running from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico might kill more jobs than it generates. (Sept. 30, 2011)