As many as 6,000 Cornellians and their families will be on campus Thursday, June 9, through Sunday, June 12, for Cornell's Reunion 2005. The earliest alumni class planning special events this year is the Class of 1930. Two returning alumni -- Roger Abell of Clarence, N.Y., and Sidney Kaufman of Houston -- will be attending their 75th reunion. Kaufman plans to make the trip by driving, from Houston, noted an impressed Margaret Gallo, director of class and reunion programs in the Office of Alumni Affairs.
To obtain data about shifts in avian migratory patterns, birds are being fitted with sensor-filled backpacks. A Cornell lab is developing the ultra-lightweight energy source to power those sensors using the vibrations from the birds' motion.
The second annual BEAR (Be Engaged and Responsible) Walk Sept. 1 brought students and permanent residents of Collegetown together for snow cones, ice-cream and musical performances.
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Edie Carey is the featured performer for year's Lauren Pickard '90 Emerging Artist Series in Cornell University's Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room Monday, April 14, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. Using her graceful, soaring voice and an undeniable skill for carving everyday images in almost startling detail, Carey's songs draw listeners in, and what she says in between them is what keeps them there. As much a part of her show as the music itself, Carey's wry and often self-mocking humor, coupled with her ability to tell a great story, leaves listeners feeling as though they have just spent an evening with a close friend. (April 3, 2003)
Jan. 11 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ezra Cornell. To celebrate, the university is sponsoring a series of events throughout the year. (Jan. 8, 2007)
Senior lecturer Robert H. Lieberman's film 'They Call It Myanmar - Lifting the Curtain' will premiere at the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam, Nov. 19. (Nov. 2, 2011)
Fifty-two high school junior and senior girls spent a week at the CURIE Academy at Cornell to examine engineering as a possible career, and to do some real engineering on their own.
As of March 1, the Cornell Onboarding Center will provide a 'one-stop' service for newly hired faculty and academic professionals as well as nonacademic staff members.
Cornell researchers are partnering with Latin American institutions to explore how to enable impoverished youths to become productive workers, active citizens and nurturing family members. (April 12, 2010)