An asteroid's external features, when analyzed carefully, can say a lot about its interior. So it was while he was mapping the surface of the asteroid 433 Eros that Peter Thomas, a senior research associate in astronomy at Cornell, found a simple solution to an earlier puzzle about the asteroid's composition.
The Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory at Cornell is hosting an open house, Saturday, June 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. to celebrate the 2005 World Year of Physics. Featured will be entertaining and educational activities for visitors of all ages, and everyone is welcome. The open house is one of a series of events marking the World Year of Physics, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's revolutionary scientific breakthroughs in the year 1905.
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Díaz, M.F.A. '95, will visit campus in February to kick off a yearlong 'Centennial Plus Five Celebration of Creative Writing at Cornell.' (Jan. 21, 2009)
An interactive family forum on global warming and a series of hands-on science activities for children and families were featured at Ithaca's Sciencenter Feb. 17. (Feb. 20, 2007)
Cornell President David Skorton has been selected to join the Steering Committee of Partners for a New Beginning, announced former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, chair of PNB.
The Cornell Council for the Arts announced painter James Siena '79 will receive the 2009-10 Eissner Artist of the Year Award, and Dorian Bandy '10 the annual Cornell Undergraduate Artist Award. (June 16, 2009)
A panel of art and archive experts stressed the importance of preserving materials not captured by the Internet at a March 10 discussion at New York City's University Club.
Abbey Liebman '10 designed a solar-powered jacket that captures the sun's rays to charge cell phones, iPods and other handheld devices. It debuted at the Cornell Design League Fashion Show March 13.