Events at Cornell this week include a free concert to welcome students, a lecture by Arlie Hochschild on balancing work and personal life, and a new series of early Alfred Hitchcock films. (Aug. 27, 2009)
The planet can vibrate like a bell within periods of a few hours, and these oscillations cause gravitational tugs that in turn create the spiral patterns in Saturn's rings, Cornell astronomers said.
For the past few years, several sustainability efforts have been launched at the College of Human Ecology, and now they are bearing energy-reducing fruit.
Last month, international software design company Autodesk gave Cornell one of the largest gifts-in-kind it has ever received: 3-D design, engineering and entertainment software. The software is commercially valued at $51.4 million.
A group of Buddhist monks, visiting the U.S. to assist the Dalai Lama, will come to the Cornell campus with prayers for world peace on July 21. (July 15, 2011)
Asian studies professor Ding Xiang Warner wrestles with a thousand-year-old mystery in her new book, "Transmitting Authority: Wang Tong and the Zhongshuo in Medieval China’s Manuscript Culture."
Events on campus this week include: Halloween celebrations, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month events, Messenger lectures, book talks, museum reception, administration forums, auction. (Oct. 28, 2010)
At Mann Library's Harvesting Heritage event June 5, researchers and home gardeners learned about efforts to preserve ancient traits in the tomato and Cornell's collection of historical seed.