Wynton Marsalis and his orchestra not only gave a benefit concert Sept. 30, but four of the musicians mentored Cornell and Ithaca High School students, thanks to Robert Appel '53 and Helen Appel '55. (Oct. 1, 2010)
At the Fall Diversity in Scholarship and Engagement Symposium Dec. 7, a Cornell faculty member gave advice for minority students on how to get through graduate school and succeed in academic careers.
A Cornell researcher leads a team that recently won a $585,000 national award to design, build and research public spaces for healing in the wake of disaster.
The Chai Notes, Cornell's Jewish, co-ed a cappella group, traveled to Washington, D.C., to perform at the White House Hanukkah party, the annual event hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.
Jorge de la Guardia, M.Eng. ’74, executive manager for the Panama Canal expansion, gave a Nov. 7 talk, “The Political and Economic Challenges for the Construction of the New Panama Canal,” on campus.
While some cancer survivors feel distressed about diet and body weight, exercise helps them feel they are taking back control of their health, Cornell researchers report.
Mathematics professor John Hubbard discussed how closing roads and bridges helps speed up traffic in his April 30 talk, 'The Price of Anarchy,' as part of Math Awareness Month. (May 9, 2011)
Events on campus include an Orientation Concert with choral groups, free films for new students, a language and international studies showcase and contemporary Taiwanese art at the Johnson Museum.
Community members, students, professors and activists came together April 5 to discuss the world food crisis and to plan such collective actions as writing letters to federal lawmakers. (April 9, 2009)
Professors Barbara Baird and John Silcox spoke June 15 about potential breakthroughs that nanotechnology promises, from devices that recognize diseases to sensors that detect toxins in the environment. (June 18, 2007)