A panel of five Cornell professors and administrators talked on the topic 'American's Original Sin: Obama, Race, Religion and Politics' before several hundred people in Sage Chapel on March 27. (April 1, 2008)
Cornell University will present a student benefit concert, Big Red Relief, to raise money for victims of the December 2004 tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean. The concert, which will include an array of talented student performers from across the Cornell campus, is Sunday, April 3, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Barton Hall. Everyone is welcome, and doors open at 6 p.m.
David J. Gross, the Frederick W. Gluck Professor of Theoretical Physics and director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at UCSB, will give three talks on 'The Search for a Theory of Fundamental Reality.'
Hunter R. Rawlings III announced today his intention to retire from the presidency on June 30, 2003, and to assume a full-time professorship thereafter in the university's Department of Classics.
Events on campus this week include Reunion lectures and tours, Steven Strogatz lecture and preferred vendor show later in the week. A summer preview is also provided. (June 10, 2010)
Susan Henry, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Dec. 12. Many of the Indian visitors were affiliated with the new Knowledge Initiative in Agriculture, an agreement between India and the United States. (December 13, 2005)
Cornell has begun plans for a new child-care facility for faculty, staff and students. The center, for 158 children ages 5 and under, addresses a growing need for child care at Cornell and in the Tompkins County area.
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'Cognitive advantages follow from becoming bilingual,' says Barbara Lust, a developmental psychology and linguistics expert. 'These cognitive advantages can contribute to a child's future academic success.'
Gordon Conway, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, will speak on "Biotechnology: Challenges and Opportunities for Global Agriculture" when he addresses the Cornell Genomics Colloquium on March 10.
Thousands gathered in Barton Hall Monday to mark Cornell University's 150th birthday and its impact on higher education, New York state and around the world.