The Mars Rover will be rolled out for the first time on Saturday in Ithaca. Not the real Mars Exploration Rover (MER), two of which will roam and study the surface of Mars in 2004, but a full-scale replica of a MER and its scientific instruments, made out of wood, plastic and aluminum. (February 8, 2002)
A train has derailed at the edge of a city, spreading toxic chemicals and fumes over a wide area. Before rescue and decontamination workers can enter the danger zone, they need more information: How widespread is the contamination?
Edward M. Scolnick, president of Merck Research Laboratories, will deliver a public lecture as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor during his visit to Cornell University Feb. 6-9. Scolnick's lecture.
Ten minutes into the blockbuster movie 'Spider-Man 2,' nerdy physics student Peter Parker (played by Tobey Maguire) - whose alter ego is the superhero Spider-Man - trips and spills his armful of books while racing to class at Columbia University. As he bends to pick them up amid an onslaught of passing book bags, the camera zooms in on the maroon cover of the book atop the stack: Introductory Quantum Mechanics, fourth edition by Richard L. Liboff of Cornell University. (August 11, 2004)
Paul Velleman, associate professor of social statistics, ILR School, has been named to receive the 1998 Educom Medal for his 'outstanding work developing technology-based programs to improve the teaching and learning of statistics.'
The Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI), which sheds light on the most pressing problems faced by universities, has been awarded $1.5 million to support its research and outreach activities. CHERI received a $525,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and an additional $1 million from the Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) donor group.
Cornell's commitment to accessibility means new and increased efforts to support first-generation students. Throughout Cornell’s history, many of its students have been the first generation in their families to earn a baccalaureate degree.
Every day, more and more information is available worldwide in digital form. Cornell is holding a meeting to explore the future of digital libraries, from Oct. 17-19. The conference is the first of eight to be held over the next four years.
To celebrate the diverse history of the Southside neighborhood of Ithaca, the Cornell-Ithaca Partnership (C-IP) will sponsor a free exhibit and public reading from a new play as part of its neighborhood history initiative.
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.