The Cornell Research Academy of Development, Law and Economics, a new initiative directed by professors Kaushik Basu and Robert Hockett, hosts its first major conference on April 12-13 in New York City.
Nick Salvato, assistant professor of theatre in the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, has published his first book in Yale University Press' Yale Studies in English series. (Dec. 20, 2010)
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.
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.
Events on campus this week include Christmas Vespers services, a holiday party at the Johnson Museum, a talent showcase, the Fall Dance Theatre Concert, films for children and an outdoor gear sale. (Dec. 1, 2011)
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.
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.
Dr. Lewis C. Cantley, the Meyer Director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded the 2016 Wolf Prize in Medicine for his research discoveries.
The School of Hotel Administration will honor them at its premier event, the fifth annual Cornell Hospitality Icon and Innovator Awards gala, in New York City June 4.
