Events on campus this week include a book talk with historian Mary Beth Norton, the Alloy Orchestra and silent films at Cornell Cinema, and plays at Risley Theatre and the Schwartz Center. (Nov. 3, 2011)
Filmmaker Sam Green will present the live documentary 'The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller' Sept. 29 at Cornell Cinema, with live narration by Green and a live score performed by Yo La Tengo. (Sept. 27, 2012)
Visitors to the Carl A. Kroch Library's Hirshland Gallery will get to view 'Vanished Worlds, Enduring People,' a premier exhibit featuring materials from the recently acquired Cornell University Library Native American Collection.
The second in a series of perspectives articles on sexual violence prevention and response, this interview discusses the process of reporting and responding to a report of sexual assault.
Computers are learning to recognize objects with near-human ability. But Cornell researchers have found that computers, like humans, can be fooled by optical illusions, which raises security concerns.
Last month Cornell unveiled its first facility to earn the U.S. Green Building Council's coveted LEED Platinum Rating. And the best part: It's entirely edible. (Jan. 5, 2007)
The average high temperature for the Fourth of July in Ithaca is a comfortable 79 degrees Fahrenheit, although it did hit 102 degrees once that day in 1911. Snow bunnies, skiers, sledders and skaters will love to hear that Ithaca's average high temperature for January is 31.2 degrees. Fun facts like these are available in the 2004 Ithaca Weather Calendar, prepared by Cornell University's Northeast Regional Climate Center and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. In the calendar, the climatologists provide Ithaca weather data for every day of 2004, a leap year. (November 24, 2003)