Professor Gordon Baym, Cornell's 2013 Hans Bethe lecturer, will discuss the terrestrial experiments that explore extremes of matter in his public lecture March 27.
As the study of natural history changed over time, so too have the words writers used to describe the natural world, said Lawrence Lipking, Ph.D. '62, a visiting professor in a Feb. 26 campus lecture.
Events this week include an artist talk and exhibition by Deborah Castillo, a conversation with BET Networks CEO Debra Lee, a choir of scholars, and a book talk by artist and professor Carl Ostendarp.
Laura Katharine Smith of Ashland, Ore., a rising junior at the School of Hotel Administration, her father and her grandparents, both Cornell alumni, died in an automobile accident in California June 3. (June 5, 2010)
Veterinary medicine researchers have found that stem cells inside capsules secrete substances that help heal simulated wounds in cell cultures. The capsules need to be tested to see if they will help healing in humans.
Two active duty Army specialists took internships with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson Country, New York, to prepare them to re-enter the civilian workplace.
Jessica Rutkoski was one of five women presented with the Women in Triticum award at the the May 30-31 Borlaug Global Rust Initiative meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia. (June 2, 2010)
A record 2,007 tickets were sold for Employee Celebration Day. Many of the ticket holders turned out for the women's ice hockey game against Yale before going to the community dinner. (Feb. 15, 2011)
Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend an IT planning conference Sept. 11 to discuss cloud computing, classroom technologies and tech support, and how to make it all fit the budget. (Aug. 21, 2012)
The award honors Sam Beck, director of the Urban Semester Program, for his work with community partners to improve the lives of low- and middle-income families in Brooklyn.