Alexander Hayes is an assistant professor of astronomy at Cornell University. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft only has a few days left before its final approach to the giant planet Saturn. On Sept. 15, Cassini will dive into Saturn’s atmosphere, sending science data for as long as it can, and then melt and break apart.
Over the next decade, Cornell will lose an unprecedented number of its distinguished senior scholars to retirement, and must begin 'prehiring' replacements, two deans said at an Oct. 29 forum. (Nov. 2, 2010)
Soumitra Dutta, the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean of Johnson at Cornell University, this week is joining other leading thinkers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Innovative artists who collaborated as part of the SoHo creative community in the 1970s reunited to discuss the era at the American Artistic Renaissance Symposium, Sept. 23-24 at Cornell. (Sept. 30, 2008)
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Díaz, M.F.A. '95, will visit campus in February to kick off a yearlong 'Centennial Plus Five Celebration of Creative Writing at Cornell.' (Jan. 21, 2009)
This winter break Cornell Library and campus partners will offer a program to give practical advice and help foster a sense of community for humanities doctoral students. (Nov. 2, 2011)
Jan Allen, an associate dean at Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, has been named associate dean for academic and student affairs at Cornell's Graduate School, effective Aug. 15. (Aug. 1, 2012)
For years, scientists had believed that Mars' carbon dioxide-filled atmosphere helped melt the planet's bountiful ice into flowing rivers, streams and ponds billions of years ago. Now there is doubt.
A symposium celebrating the mathematical legacy of the late Bill Thurston, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Mathematics and winner of the Fields Medal, will take place June 23-27.
Provost Biddy Martin invites all faculty, staff and students to join the Cornell Humanities Book Art Project by lending books they have authored for an art installation by Professor Buzz Spector.
