Stephen Hilgartner, chair of science and technology studies, has been tapped to serve on the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genetics Study Section, Center for Scientific Review. (Jan. 20, 2010)
A new bi-weekly lecture series, specially tailored for undergraduate students, will focus on sustainability, energy and environmental systems. It's slated for Mondays, 7:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 7. (Sept. 3, 2009)
William J. Dress, Ph.D. '53, professor emeritus of botany at the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium at Cornell, author of 10 plant books and for whom two plants have been named, died Dec. 15 at age 93. (Jan. 5, 2012)
An interfaith delegation from Cornell explored religious and cultural sites in Turkey on a 10-day trip in May, gaining insight from interaction with Turkish people of various faiths. (July 13, 2009)
Two Jewish Cuban artists will visit Cornell University in March as part of a Contemporary Cuban Art Exhibit sponsored by the Yudowitz Center for Jewish Campus Life-Cornell Hillel and the Latin American Studies Program.
Wendy Wolford, Cornell’s vice provost for international affairs and the Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor of Global Development, discusses her background, interdisciplinary approach, the university’s support for students and faculty in international work, the Global Grand Challenge, the new Cornell China Center and more.
Editor's picks for the week of Feb. 13 include swing dancing, chamber music by faculty, a movie sneak preview and a panel offering economic advice to President Barack Obama. (Feb. 12, 2009)
The Faculty Award Program is a worldwide competition intended to foster collaboration between researchers at leading universities and those in IBM research, development and service organizations. (Aug. 26, 2009)
In her first short-story collection, poet and Cornell professor of English Alice Fulton finds inspiration in four generations of women in her upstate family. (Sept. 5, 2008)