ITHACA, N.Y. -- Three Cornell University students have won 1996 Goldwater Scholarships for their achievements in science and mathematics. The Cornell undergraduates are: Jessika Trancik '97, a materials science and engineering major in the College of Engineering; Robert Kleinberg '97, a mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences; and Daniel Klein '98, a college scholar, also in the College of Arts and Sciences.
The boom in telecommuting is just a transition toward a future total-workplace system of where work gets accomplished. New sites range from the car, home and home office to hotels, offices of business alliances, neighborhood telebusiness centers, empty warehouses, banks and storefronts, airline clubs and perhaps even local cafes.
Two Cornell undergraduates are among a very select group of students, nationwide, chosen to receive 2003 Rhodes Scholarships for two or three years of study at Oxford University in England.
A computer program written by a Cornell University graduate student to help him read his mathematics texts is now helping visually impaired students across the country with their studies. Eventually it may speed the process of recording books for the blind and perhaps lead to an audio browser for the World Wide Web.
A Cornell team called Big Red is about to compete in the world soccer cup finals. But if the team wins, no champagne will be poured on the players, and no sports bras will be displayed. That's because all the players are robots.
This summer Cornell will host the Linguistic Society of America Linguistic Institute, a major event held every other year that draws hundreds of scholars from several disciplines and countries. Although Cornell has a long history in linguistics, this is the first time that Ithaca has been home to the Institute.
Societal changes are inextricably linked to changes in women's roles and status. And throughout March, Cornell will host a series of programs that explore these linkages - particularly in terms of what they tell us about notions of "family values," that loaded expression that has been a rallying cry of political conservatives.
Students in CS 502 were issued Dell laptops equipped with wireless networking cards, and Kennedy/Roberts is one of eight buildings on campus equipped with wireless transceivers linked to the campus network.
Astronomer Joe Veverka, chair of Cornell's Department of Astronomy, will celebrate his 60th birthday with a unique gift from his colleagues: a symposium, "Exploration of the Universe," to be held Oct. 4-6 on campus.