Entomologist May Berenbaum, department head at the University of Illinois, discussed the lack of women in her field April 3 as part of the two-day Frontiers Symposium of leading women life scientists.
Filmmaker John Waters led a Cornell audience on a tour through his 'negative influences' and his many films including 'Hairspray' and 'Pink Flamingos' March 31 at the 'Resoundingly Queer' conference.
At BOOM 2011 March 9, dozens of students showed off their cutting-edge projects, from game software to robotics to autonomous aircraft and submarines. (March 14, 2011)
As the e-print arXiv of scientific publications celebrates its 20th anniversary, what started as an effort to 'level the playing field' for researchers has created a whole new playing field. (Sept. 27, 2011)
'Posses' of 10 students each will study in the College of Arts and Sciences through the Posse Foundation, which brings exceptional urban students to colleges and offers essential support. (Sept. 17, 2012)
Avery August, Ph.D. ’94, is a professor of immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, the university’s vice provost for academic affairs and co-director of the Cornell Center for Health Equity, which spans the Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine.
Harvard cognitive scientist Steven Pinker pondered 'the stuff thought' March 4 in an Olin lecture. He said analyzing language offers a window into thought and human nature. (March 8, 2011)
The Youth, Identities and Transnational Flows conference, March 3-5, featured performances and speakers on such topics as ethnic identities, urban conflict, human rights and immigration. (March 8, 2011)
The new library Animal Legends exhibition opened with a lecture by Vice Provost Laura Brown on 'Love, Paradise, and the Rise of the Animal in English Literature,' March 4. (March 8, 2011)