Myra Sabir, assistant dean of admissions and advising, opened the 2012 Soup and Hope series Jan. 19 using excerpts from her work-in-progress to convey her journey toward self-awareness and connection. (Jan. 24, 2012)
Cornell faculty members and community members discussed the Chinese government's apparent crackdown on civil liberties and its causes in a panel discussion on campus Feb. 4.
David J. Thouless, Ph.D. '58, and former postdoctoral researcher J. Michael Kosterlitz share the 2016 Nobel Prize in physics for discoveries in topological phase transitions of matter.
Several dozen people attended the Step It Up! rally on the Arts Quad, Nov. 3. Hundreds of rallies were held across the country to raise awareness of climate change issues. (Nov. 6, 2007)
A conference in Hong Kong April 6-7 brought together 80 researchers and practitioners in Asia and the United States to share sustainable practices and solutions.
Rachel Bean, associate professor of astronomy, is a co-recipient of the 2012 Gruber Cosmology Prize for her work on the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) team.
"Brothers in Arms," a new book by Cornell's Andrew Mertha, documents Maoist China’s secretive relationship with the ruthless Pol Pot regime, 1977-1979.
The 2012 volume 'The Best Writing on Mathematics,' edited by Cornell’s Mircea Pitici, helps the average person understand how math relates to daily life.