Ernest Sternglass ’44, M.S. ’51, Ph.D. ’53, whose correspondence with Albert Einstein led to an electron amplification discovery that allowed millions to watch Apollo 11 astronauts walking on the moon, died Feb. 12 in Ithaca.
Rembrandt van Rijn’s art and artistic practice have fascinated scholars and collectors for centuries. His printmaking methods, and prints from across hiscareer, are revealed as an inspirational resource for research and teaching in a new exhibition of his etchings at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.
In addition to approving budget cuts at its Jan. 22-24 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees also approved a tuition rise, a new B.A. and a named professorship. (Jan. 29, 2009)
Cornell hopes to expand its renewable energy portfolio as it benefits from the NY-Sun initiative, a series of large-scale, solar energy projects expected to add about 67 megawatts of solar electricity to the state.
The National Association for Female Executives has recognized Cornell for its work/life programs for women, opportunity for advancement, the presence of women among Cornell executives and compensation. (March 18, 2008)
Sana Krasikov '01 has won the 2009 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, worth $100,000, for her debut short story collection, 'One More Year.' (June 5, 2009)
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The leading North American conference on derivative financial markets takes place in New York City's financial hub this April 25 and 26. The opening speaker is Stephen Ross, the inventor of arbitrage pricing theory (APT) and other findings that have helped change the way people think about investing. One Nobel laureate in economics said of Ross: "Listen carefully. Everything he says is like gold." Ross' latest ideas and other empirical results in futures, options, new forms of pricing models and risk management will be shared at the 13th Annual Conference on Derivatives. It is sponsored by Cornell University's Theory Center and Johnson Graduate School of Management and The Mathworks, and takes place at the New York Information Technology Center, 55 Broad St., 4th floor. (April 18, 2003)
Cornell President David Skorton and his wife, Robin Davisson, will share from and discuss books that have had an impact on their lives at the Tompkins County Public Library, Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. (Feb. 28, 2008)