A group of Buddhist monks, visiting the U.S. to assist the Dalai Lama, will come to the Cornell campus with prayers for world peace on July 21. (July 15, 2011)
New York has the unique soil and climate conditions to establish itself as a significant presence in the market for sparkling wine, experts said at B.E.V. NY, Cornell’s annual outreach event for the wine industry.
The Student Assembly on Dec. 4 cut Cornell Cinema's student activity fee funding by $1 per student per year, overturning a previous decision to cut cinema funding by $2.40. (Dec. 9, 2009)
Events this week include a new exhibition on Cornellians' impact on Tompkins County; a jazz concert with Joshua Redman; a film and panel discussion on sexual assault and a Korean Festival.
Events on campus this week include actor Joshua Malina, a figure skating competition at Lynah Rink, Local Fair at Mann Library, the Ithaca Fantastic Film Festival and International Education Week.
Lord Martin Rees, who has probed deep into the cosmos, studied gamma-ray bursts and galactic formation, spoke May 8 at Cornell on issues closer to home: the preservation of our “pale blue dot.”
G. Peter Lepage, professor of physics, has been reappointed to a five-year term as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, beginning July 1, 2009. (May 28, 2008)
Organic material added by plant roots and microbes provide nutritious candy for the soil. Literally. Cellular sugar boosts water and nutrient retention, says new Cornell research.
Three researchers have been awarded a five-year Transformative Research Projects Award of about $3.04 million to fight cancer by targeting the regulation of metabolic enzymes. (Sept. 21, 2011)