Musicologists from universities across the U.S., Canada and Europe will honor James Webster on the occasion of his 70th birthday, at a Cornell conference and festival Oct. 26-28. (Oct. 17, 2012)
Events on campus this week include outdoor activities, Senior Week concerts, Johnson Museum exhibits, an exhibit in the Carol Tatkon Center, two blood drives and a talk about nutrition and children.
The National Science Foundation awarded grant funding that will help students from Puerto Rico access the experimental resources and expertise available to them at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source.
Events on campus this week include A.D. White Professor-at-Large Hélène Cixous, a student research symposium, a lecture on saving the planet, witchcraft films and a poster exhibition, and an international organ competition.
Karen Brazell, the Goldwin Smith Graduate Professor Emerita of Japanese Literature and Theatre, died Jan. 18. Brazell was also a translator of Japanese literature and innovator in digital humanities. (Jan. 23, 2012)
Albert Silverman, professor emeritus of physics and nuclear studies at Cornell, who led pioneering experiments in particle physics during his 38 years at the university, died Jan. 17 at age 92. (Jan. 23, 2012)
Michael Jones-Correa, professor of government, argues against falling into the “illegality trap” of focusing on undocumented U.S. residents deflects attention from larger immigration policy issues.
Cash in your frequent flier miles and book a cruise to far-flung, exotic exoplanets. Cornell astronomers Lisa Kaltenegger and others offer two dozen perfectly placed exoplanets with potential for life.
The new ClimAID report from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority predicts specific impacts of climate change on the state by 2080. Cornell researchers contributed to the report.
As a cosmic dust magnet, Saturn's C ring gives away its youth. Once thought formed in an older, primordial era, the ring may be but a mere babe – less than 100 million years old.