Native American students at Cornell (NASAC) are hosting a powwow Sunday, April 11, that will feature Iroquois dancers from across the state, nationally known singer Joanne Shenandoah.
'Turkey: Culture, Change and Development,' a weeklong program featuring numerous cultural events, photography exhibits, films, readings and leading-edge forums.
On March 10, Floyd Cardoz, executive chef of New York City's Tabla restaurant, will launch the spring 2002 Guest Chefs Series with a sumptuous four-course dinner at the Statler Hotel on Cornell University's campus. The event, featuring Cardoz's unique Indian-inspired international cuisine, is open to the public. Tabla earned a three-star review in The New York Times in 1999, soon after it opened, and Times restaurant critic Ruth Reichl wrote: "For me it was love at first bite." (March 6, 2002)
With demand for global food expected to double, people need to tap unused plants to feed the world in the near future, claims Cornell plant geneticist Susan McCouch.
Cornell celebrates its 143rd Graduation Weekend, May 28-29. Rudolph Giuliani will give the Senior Convocation Address May 28, and President David Skorton will deliver the Commencement Address May 29. (May 23, 2011)
A new bi-weekly lecture series, specially tailored for undergraduate students, will focus on sustainability, energy and environmental systems. It's slated for Mondays, 7:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 7. (Sept. 3, 2009)
The Cornell Nanobiotechnology Center's eighth annual symposium will showcase the latest advances in research at the interfaces of nanotechnology and the life sciences. (Sept. 25, 2007)