Many intelligent, reasonable people regard literary theory as the equivalent of -- well, if not of drinking sand, then at least of drinking motor oil. And Cornell English Department chair and Class of 1916 Professor of English and Comparative Literature Jonathan Culler is well aware of that belief.
A late-model lander and rover, equipped with a Cornell scientific instrument package called Athena, will roam and study a large corridor of the Martian highlands and ancient terrain.
The following are quotations from an address by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Cornell's Senior Convocation, held from noon to 1 p.m. on May 25 in Barton Hall.
That alliance is the theme of a conference that will be held at Cornell April 11-13, titled "History and Memory: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference." All programs are free and open to the public and will be held in the A.D. White House.
Jupiter's intricate, swirling ring system is formed by dust kicked up as interplanetary meteoroids smash into the giant planet's four, small inner moons, according to scientists studying data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft. Images sent by Galileo also reveal that the outermost ring is actually two rings, one embedded within the other.
The Cornell University Institute for Animal Welfare has been established to foster discussion and research on issues concerning animals in agriculture, laboratories and the wild.
In real life machines that analyze DNA are about the size of a refrigerator. Cornell researchers are working on a "biochip" -- an "artificial gel" made of silicon -- that might be a step toward the science fiction dream.
Celebrating a promotion, corporate takeover or stock split? What about toasting a 50th anniversary? Or planning a casual get-together to relive your college days with former classmates? A Cornell wine education and management professor says each occasion calls for a different wine, whether it be a Merlot, a Reisling or a Cabernet Sauvignon.
William Julius Wilson was the opening speaker Oct. 19 at a symposium titled "American Society: Diversity and Consensus," honoring another heavyweight sociologist, Cornell's Robin M. Williams Jr., the Henry Scarborough Professor of Social Sciences Emeritus.
Executives from Toys "R" Us, Paine Webber, Garrick-Aug and Price Costco will discuss new directions in retail real estate at the 14th annual Cornell Real Estate Conference, Friday, Oct. 18, at Cornell. "