Saul A. Teukolsky, the Hans A. Bethe Professor in Physics and Astrophysics at Cornell, has been named director of the Center for Radiophysics and Space Research one of the two research centers of the Cornell astronomy department.
Some veterinary students around the world stand out as special, possibly destined for a leadership position in the veterinary or biomedical sciences. These students are not only at the top of their class but show other exceptional qualities that set them apart.
Cornell students, including members of fraternities and sororities, and Collegetown residents will clean up the streets of Collegetown Saturday, Oct. 2.
Nature writer Terry Tempest Williams, author of Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place, considered a classic of environmental literature, will present a public lecture at Cornell, Tuesday, March 26. Titled "Homework: The Art of Sustainability," Williams' talk will be in Auditorium D of Goldwin Smith Hall on campus beginning at 7:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public, and no tickets are needed. (March 8, 2002)
A group of 10 alumni and 25 historic preservation and planning students went to prison in April -- for a work weekend at the Eastern State Penitentiary complex in Philadelphia. (May 30, 2007)
High school students Rachel Zax and Ryan Musa were the top winners in the inaugural North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad, March 29, which they entered at the invitation of Cornell professors. (May 29, 2007)
A team of three Cornell professors and one recent graduate student has discovered hypothetical conditions in which the elements lithium and beryllium, squeezed together under hundreds of thousands of atmospheres of pressure, bind to form stable -- and possibly superconducting -- alloys. (Jan. 23, 2008)
A vibrant group of young Venezuelan musicians and dancers called Estudiantina VENUSA will perform Friday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium on the Cornell campus.
Labor unions representing technicians in film, the performing arts and the broadcasting and recording industries face an uphill battle to survive the technological, regulatory and economic changes transforming the entertainment industry.
For the seventh time since their arrival as members of Cornell's music faculty, Karlton E. Hester and Roberto Sierra each have garnered an award from the American Society of Composers, Publishers and Authors (ASCAP).