Carla Gomes, director of the Cornell Institute for Computational Sustainability, has been selected as a fellow of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. (Sept. 21, 2011)
William J. Lynn III, J.D. '80, has been nominated by President-elect Barack Obama for deputy defense secretary, the No. 2 position at the Pentagon. (Jan. 14, 2009)
To ease our blue planet's environmental pressures, the Cornell Big Red turned green at the university's first Zero Landfill basketball game on Feb. 23. The fans helped divert 96 percent of the trash.
Influential literary critic M.H. Abrams is a recipient of the National Humanities Medal. President Barack Obama announced the honor July 22, the day before the emeritus professor's 102nd birthday.
In his "Last Lecture" April 29, law professor John Blume spoke of the challenges he’s faced as a defense lawyer for people on death row and the life lessons he’d like to impart to young students.
Author Jon Gordon '93 will give the keynote at the annual '21 Dinner' Saturday, Jan. 29, which honors the late Cornell lacrosse star George Boiardi. Jeremy Schaap '91 will be master of ceremonies. (Jan. 10, 2011)
Professor of history and classics Barry Strauss examines the methods of three great military leaders in his new book, 'Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership.' (April 25, 2012)
Events this week include "The Great Dictator" in a Cornell Cinema "Demagogues" series; "Art and the Military" at the Johnson Museum; a book talk by economist Eswar Prasad; and the Vida Guitar Quartet.