It’s possible to predict the fragrance of a flower by looking at its color, according to a study of species on the Greek island of Lesbos that included Cornell professor Robert Raguso.
Union Days 2015 - themed "Labor on the Line: Breaking Boundaries, Building Movements" and held April 7-8 - featured a talk by Tefere Gebre, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO.
Cornell goes green by celebrating Earth with Sustainability Month during April. More than 80 events are scheduled, including lectures, films, fashion, art and social justice events.
Cornell's public engagement mission was showcased March 12 to about 225 Bay-Area alumni, parents and friends. Also in March, Cornellians hosted an event at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas.
Cornell Cinema celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, with 'A Black & White Ball' as this year's Elegant Winter Party benefit event, March 21 in the Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room.
Events on campus include TV stars Laverne Cox and Henry Winkler; electronic music with visual accompaniment at Cornell Cinema; and the Dyson Women in Leadership Summit.
Events on campus this week include several major concerts, readings, lectures on poverty, plants, kinship and women in the labor movement, new exhibits at museums and the Dyson School panels. (Sept. 23, 2010)
James Siena '79 reflected on his Cornell years, life before the Internet and his development as an artist at an April 16 lecture at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. (April 20, 2010)
The Cornell Research Academy of Development, Law and Economics, a new initiative directed by professors Kaushik Basu and Robert Hockett, hosts its first major conference on April 12-13 in New York City.