University of Michigan professor Scott E. Page cited several real-world examples of diverse groups achieving more than homogenous groups in a campus lecture April 22.
Artist and design professor Jack Elliott's new installation at the College of Human Ecology features classical plaster casts, new works of sculpture and the remains of a 150-year-old tree.
Cornell will contribute to President Barack Obama's continuing commitments to help low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students prepare for and complete college.
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.
Events include a screening of “On the Basis of Sex” by Cornell Cinema, a free estate planning clinic, an exhibition of work by a student artist at the Seneca Place office building downtown, a panel discussion as part of the Cornell University Press sesquicentennial celebration, and a “Chats in the Stacks” book talk with English professor Daniel Schwarz.
The prize in the 'Nano Bowl' contest, which challenges entrants to create short videos about the physics of football, will award the world's smallest trophy, made by Cornell University nanotechnology experts. (Jan. 9, 2008)
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.
Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo, MFA ‘10, spoke on campus DATE about her creative writing process and the influence of Cornell's MFA program on her work.
Bell, who leads the Pancam team for NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission, will give one of four invited talks at the International Astronomical Union's general assembly, Aug. 3-14 in Rio de Janeiro. (July 6, 2009)