Michael R. King, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is editor-in-chief of a new scientific journal focused on nanotubes, nanorods and nanowires applied to medicine and biology. (March 12, 2012)
A new study in Science reveals that honeybees that scout for new food sources or nest sites have patterns of gene activity in their brains known to be associated with novelty-seeking in humans.
When Irene Rosenfeld took charge of Kraft Foods in 2006, its chips were down, its cookies crumbling. Today, the second-largest food company in the world is on the menu of billions of people. (March 8, 2012)
N'Dri Assie-Lumumba, Cornell professor of Africana studies, led 44 students on the eighth annual trip to the United Nations in New York City March 2 for a tour and talks with officials. (March 8, 2012)
At the March 1 Soup and Hope event, Provost Kent Fuchs described ways in which finding hope in daily life and finding hope in contributing to things that endure inform the way he views his life.
This week's events include a performance by the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, music and dance at the Locally Grown Dance Festival, and dinner with Top Chef Jimmy Bradley at the Hotel School's Guest Chefs Series.
An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly. (March 8, 2012)
The collaborative baroque opera project 'Les Voyages de l'Amour' brings Cornell singers, dancers and musicians together with guest artists to replicate a night at the Paris Opera in 1736. (March 8, 2012)