As part of its American debut tour, the Peking University Performing Arts Troupe will present a free performance at Cornell University, Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts' Kiplinger Theatre. General admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The troupe, led by Xu Zhihong, president of Peking University, is in the midst of an 11-day tour, with stops at five universities, including Cornell, Columbia and Yale. (January 27, 2005)
A panel of five Cornell and Ithaca experts on various sides of the health care debate discussed the issue Nov. 17 in Goldwin Smith Hall's Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium. (Nov. 19, 2009)
Researchers have deposited strontium titanate on silicon in such a way that the silicon squeezes it into a ferroelectric state -- a result that could prove key to low-power, high-efficiency electronic memory devices. (April 16, 2009)
A dramatic reading by professional actors of the award-winning historical novel Wooden Fish Songs by Ruthanne Lum McCunn is slated for Saturday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
The finale of the 'Big Idea' competition will be April 17 in the Statler ballroom, where finalists will present three-minute pitches. Winners will be chosen based on judges' scores and audience votes. (April 13, 2009)
President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes delivered remarks at an Aug. 17 memorial service for George Peter, a longtime Cornell employee who served as a tireless ambassador for the university. (Aug. 22, 2008)
In a 'Chats in the Stacks' talk honoring International Women's Day, March 8, the Cornell authors shared highlights from their book 'Forsaken Females.' (March 16, 2007)
Louise Moser Illes helped implement the downsizing process that closed a factory and put her and 900 coworkers out of a job. In January 1992, a human resources manager, was notified along with her coworkers that the semiconductor plant where she worked would shut down by year's end.
Forty alumni from the Cornell in Honduras trips in the 1960s will reconnect June 13-14 after all these years to reminisce and reflect on how the trips impacted their personal and professional lives. (June 3, 2010)