After a long ocean voyage, the first major component of the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope has arrived at its final home: the Cerro Chajnantor mountaintop, more than 18,000 feet above sea level.
On Aug. 8-9, Claire de Boer ’84 will swim the full length of the lake, as she did in 1984, but with a slight twist: She’ll do it as part of a two-person relay, and do it as a fundraiser for a local organization that supports mental health initiatives.
Menachem Rosensaft, adjunct professor at Cornell Law School, will read poems from his latest book, “Burning Psalms: Confronting Adonai after Auschwitz,” on April 21 at White Hall, room 110. A Q&A discussion will follow.
The Feb. 28 event will provide a forum for scientists, social scientists and humanities scholars to discuss challenges to research support in response to recent major changes to federal funding.
Just over one year into its five-year child care initiative, Cornell has helped create nearly 200 new child care slots across Tompkins County – almost four times its original first-year goal of 50 spaces.