In April of 1961, when John Hsu gave a solo recital of 18th century French music on viola da gamba at Cornell, he unwittingly, yet artfully, teased a musical genie from its bottle. That historical concert, the first Cornell faculty recital on a period instrument, initiated Hsu's inadvertent career as a viola da gamba virtuoso.
Students in architecture, engineering, city planning and other design-based fields are working together in Cornell's Design and Planning Club on community-based outreach projects and design competitions. (Oct. 1, 2009)
As the Faculty of Computing and Information Science celebrates its 20th year, Frank Rosenblatt’s prescient research into artificial intelligence underscores Cornell’s pivotal role in computing history.
Cornell University experts predict that the 104th beast created for the annual Dragon Day parade on campus will emerge from its lair Friday, March 18, and the university has issued the following traffic warning and road-closure alert: Vehicular access to central campus will be restricted from 12:30 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. Buses could be rerouted or delayed when the dragon begins its journey across campus from Rand Hall at approximately 1 p.m. The beast will travel east on University Avenue, then south on East Avenue, then west on Campus Road. It will lumber through Ho Plaza and enter the Arts Quad, between Uris and Olin libraries, before proceeding to the south side of Sibley Hall.
Eight individuals and the officers of a women’s leadership organization received Constance E. Cook and Alice H. Cook Recognition Awards for their contributions to improving the climate for women at Cornell.
Five more Cornell faculty members have received Faculty Early Career Development Awards from the National Science Foundation, some with federal stimulus funding. (Sept. 28, 2009)
The award recognizes young scientists with 'highly innovative, impactful, interdisciplinary accomplishments in the life sciences, physical sciences and engineering.' (Nov. 17, 2009)
Stephen Cole, professor of theater for almost 40 years at Cornell, will retire this year, leaving a legacy on campus and in the Ithaca theater scene. (Feb. 21, 2008)
J.C. Seamus Davis will receive the 2009 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Prize for Superconductivity Experiments for his study of the behavior of electrons in high-temperature superconductors.