Cornell's Department of Computer Science will celebrate its 40th anniversary Oct. 1 with a symposium featuring several alumni who now hold prestigious positions in industry and academia.
Cornell's Department of Materials Science and Engineering marked 40 years with a daylong symposium Sept. 20 titled 'Materials Science and Engineering in 2020.'
To help Cornell University celebrate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day 2003, John Cloud, a geographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Washington, D.C., will speak on "Layered Truths: Uncovering the Complex Histories of Geographic Information Systems," Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. on the second floor of the university's Albert R. Mann Library on campus. It is free and open to the public. Cloud will explain how GIS emerged and discuss the cartography it displaced. Also, he will examine how the history of GIS will contribute to the use of the system in future applications. (November 14, 2003)
Associate professor of dance Joyce Morgenroth explores the creative processes of revolutionary dance artists in her book 'Speaking of Dance: Twelve Contemporary Choreographers on Their Craft.'
Justice is the hallmark of Janet Reno's life work and "Justice" is the title of her final public talk as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 University Professor. The former U.S. attorney general and Class of 1960 Cornell University graduate will deliver her talk as a sermon Sunday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. in Sage Chapel on the Cornell campus.
Ken Grouf '93, founder and co-executive director of City Year New York, an Americorps program, will speak at Cornell about how young people can change the world.
A profile of David Owen discusses how he became interested in his fields of ancient history research and what he is working on now as he plans for his phased retirement starting next year. (Oct. 26, 2010)
Harry Potter fans and bird enthusiasts from all walks of life are invited to help track "Harry Potter's owl" and other birds Feb. 15-18, in the fifth annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). A project of Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology with sponsorship from Wild Birds Unlimited, the GBBC asks everyone with an interest in birds -- families, individuals, classrooms, community groups -- to count the numbers and kinds of birds they see during any or all of the four count days. They can count in their backyards, schoolyards, local parks, nature centers, even at the office. (January 28, 2002)
At a symposium and birthday party Oct. 9-11, Terzian received tributes, reminiscences and, of course, gifts, including the announcement of a $100,000 endowment for a lectureship series named for him. (Oct. 13, 2009)