President David Skorton led the event, held at the Art Institute of Chicago, to cap off Cornell’s yearlong celebration of the Morrill Land Grant Act’s 150th anniversary.
Events at Cornell include free concerts, lectures and performances; an intensive workshop on grape-growing and winemaking, an outdoor screening of 'Psycho' and the annual Staff Development Day.
Anthony Carpi, M.S. '93, Ph.D. '97, a professor of environmental toxicology at John Jay College, will receive a 2010 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. (Jan. 25, 2011)
Events this week include the 2016 Cornell arts biennial, a concert kicking off a 'Technologies of Memory' series, a a reading by writer Joy Harjo, new and classic films, and jazz pianist Fred Hersch.
In his new role, effective July 1 through 2015, Ronald Seeber will be responsible for the social science infrastructure units, which support social scientists across all the colleges.
On Oct. 24, "Education in America: What Do We Do Now?" featured a keynote address by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, remarks by SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, and a panel discussion with Bush and Zimpher moderated by President David Skorton.
W. Frank Shipe, professor emeritus of food science at Cornell and a pioneer in testing milk for its flavor over time, died May 20 at the Alterra Sterling House in Ithaca. He was 88. (June 3, 2008)
With ecological viability threatened, world resources draining, the population burgeoning and despair running rampant, the end is nigh. Larry Cathles, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, begs to differ.
Ronald Harris-Warrick, Cornell professor of neurobiology and behavior, is using stimulus money to study locomotion that may lead to cures for spinal cord injuries. (Nov. 4, 2009)