Events on campus this week include the Cornell Jazz Festival with bassist Rufus Reid, scientists and artists inspired by light, love in many languages in 'Long Ago in May,' and composer Matti Bye. (April 19, 2012)
SEATTLE -- "Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?" Meteorologist Edward Lorenz once asked in postulating the "butterfly effect," the idea that the flapping of fragile wings could start a chain reaction in the atmosphere. In today's world of the Internet the question might be rephrased: Can a single e-mail from Brazil set off a torrent of action in Texas? Sociologists postulate that what a few influential leaders think and say can spread and grow and bring about big changes in the thinking of large numbers of people. The Internet offers a compelling new place to look for this phenomenon by studying very large groups and especially, seeing how groups change over time. (February 11, 2004)
Twenty years ago, when the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act was written and large central-station steam-turbine facilities were the best way to generate electricity, no one expected the technological development of the small-scale, super-efficient, combined-cycle gas turbines that independent power producers and many utilities use today.
Federal government forms now allow people to officially identify with up to six different racial groups -- a fundamental change that is designed for multiracial categorization.
In the years since Einstein published his theory of general relativity -- in which he proposed that gravity, traditionally considered a force, is actually a manifestation of curved space and time -- the theory has been tested and…
The future of fusion power may lie not in a 20 million-ampere bang, but a 1-million-ampere pop. Plasma studies unwinds a powerful COBRA for high-density simulations.
Charles H. Moore, Cornell's director of athletics and physical education for the past four years, will retire when a search for his successor is completed, university officials announced today.
The 176-space parking lot planned at the intersection of University Ave., Willard Way and Lake Street, on the site known as Redbud Woods, is part of Cornell's West Campus Residential Initiative (WCRI). The development of the WCRI began about five years ago, and from the beginning, addressing parking needs in the West Campus area was part of the initiative.
Events on campus this week include special graduation activities - canoeing, rock climbing, walks, observatory viewings, concerts - ongoing exhibits at the museum and library, and dance lessons. (May 27, 2010)
Don Rakow, director of Cornell Plantations, has co-authored the first textbook on managing public gardens. 'Public Garden Management' is intended for students, visionaries and staff at public gardens. (Feb. 17, 2011)