From disappearing frogs and Alaskan fisheries to Gypsy herbs and West African deforestation, filmmakers will talk about their artistic visions at the third annual Environmental Film Festival Oct. 22-28.
Coffee lovers should perk up to this: Cornell University students will defend their national food product development title at the Institute of Food Technologists' (IFT) annual competition, June 23 in New Orleans.
Colin Rowe, one of architecture's most influential scholars and one of its leading commentators, will be honored with a Festschrift April 26-28 at Cornell University. (March 20, 1996)
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Colin Rowe, one of architecture's most influential scholars and one of its leading commentators, will be honored with a Festschrift April 26-28 at Cornell University. Rowe, the Andrew Dickson White Professor of Architecture Emeritus, taught at Cornell from 1962 to 1990. He will speak April 28 at 10:30 a.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall. The Festschrift, an academic tribute reserved for noted faculty, will attract scholars and practitioners from across the United States and Great Britain and feature four major addresses, a panel discussion and eight papers delivered by Rowe's former students and colleagues. Many of the activities will examine the teaching of architecture education and urban design, issues of importance to Rowe.
With cherry blossoms about to bloom, more than half a million tourists descend on the nation's capital as they do every spring, capturing the beauty and serenity of the 3,500 cherry trees along the Tidal Basin and Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. Peak bloom is expected April 4-9, with the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival March 31-April 4.
Stephen Parshley, a research support engineer in Cornell's astronomy department, has plans to leave his mark on the world. Literally. The plans are Parshley's winning design for the 2006 South Pole marker.
Cornell and a private foundation organized by the Emir of Qatar announced today (April 9, 2001) the establishment of the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.
Cornell is forging ahead with its environmental programs in sustainable development. Indeed, projects from recycling to energy saving are now recognized as critical issues by the university's leadership and the campus is on the brink of emerging as a global leader in sustainability.
Sure, they were the reigning national champs, but at this year's contest the Big Red soil judging team had something more to show: their appreciation. "We dedicated our effort to Jeff Wagenet, who is currently fighting cancer," said John Galbraith, coach of the team and a research support specialist in Cornell's Soil, Crop and Atmospheric Sciences Department.