Events on campus this week include an open house for the new Cornell Intercultural Center, 'Ask an Editor,' filmmaker Nathaniel Dorsky, and a colloquium talk on the arts by former Provost Don Randel.
Spencer Wells, an explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society, gave a lecture and seminars during his first visit to campus as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor March 1-5. (March 5, 2010)
Hector Abruna, an expert in fuel cell technology, spoke on energy needs and solutions at the American Museum of Natural History's SciCafe in New York City March 15. (March 5, 2010)
Events on campus include percussionist Ji Hye Jung, author Jon Savage, the Cornell Farmers' Market, a film about Internet prodigy Aaron Swartz and the Ten Minute Playfest at the Schwartz Center.
Serving in the Peace Corps is not only life-changing, but it also stands out on resumes, said five former Peace Corps volunteers, March 2 in a Barnes Hall. The event was part of Peace Corps Week. (March 4, 2010)
When Cornell's energy supplier, NYSEG, made an Aug. 8 request for a voluntary power reduction – to help avoid rolling blackouts during a midsummer heat wave in Tompkins County and New York state – members of the campus community responded immediately.
Astronomers using the world's most powerful radar system, the massive Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico, have obtained radar images of a giant, dog bone-shaped asteroid, an apparent leftover from an ancient, violent cosmic collision.
Cornell scientists are pushing the upper limits of microresonator frequency with a device that generates a 4.5 gigahertz signal, the highest ever achieved in silicon. (March 13, 2008)