Science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow will visit Cornell Sept. 11-19 as an A.D. White Professor at Large, taking part in several events on campus and in the community.
The NSF, in partnership with Intel, will invest $20 million over five years to establish the Artificial Intelligence Materials Institute at Cornell, as part of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes.
Pre-Orientation Service Trips, a program that offers incoming students four days of service, reflection and community-building, drew 40 first-year and transfer students together with six senior team leaders and two sophomores.
A Cornell research group has developed software that could let anyone with a camera-equipped mobile phone capture subtle changes over time – of, say, a construction site or the changing seasons – and turn them into a panoramic time-lapse video.
A four-day event featuring films, panels, workshops, the unveiling of a mural and other activities will celebrate the 70th anniversary of her degree, life and work. “Toni Morrison: Literature and Public Life” will take place Sept. 18-21.