On Sept. 17 in San Francisco, artist Maya Lin unveiled the first component of her serial art installation on species loss, which uses sounds and videos from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (Sept. 17, 2009)
The Executive Committee of Cornell's Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. in the Fall Creek Room of the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St.
Events this week include a community panel with police, hip-hop artists and scholars; an Oscar party; Karl Pillemer on making love last; plays at the Schwartz Center and films by Amie Siegel.
Biophysicist Michelle Wang is the first researcher on Cornell's Ithaca campus to be named an HHMI Investigator, an award that recognizes innovative and promising researchers in the biomedical sciences. (May 28, 2008)
The senior class garnered donations from a record-breaking 53 percent of the class, with a total of $66,402 raised. The check was presented during Senior Convocation, May 24. (May 24, 2008)
Energy, the environment and climate change and Cornell's role in working on these issues were the focus of the daylong Program Council conference, May 7. (May 23, 2008)
Two Cornell scientists have been honored for their work: Riccardo Giovanelli, professor of astronomy, in astronomy and Watt W. Webb, professor of applied and engineering physics, in microscopy.
The Southside Community Center Computer Lab at 305 S. Plain St. is open, thanks to grants from Cornell University and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency.
Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Report Findings of Phase I Clinical Trial of Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer.
Cornell engineering professor Thomas O'Rourke has been named to a panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering to study the effects of Hurricane Katrina and the adequacy of hurricane protection infrastructure in New Orleans. The committee will provide an independent review of the government's interagency investigation. (December 23, 2005)