Kathy Ramsey has a weakness for Sudoku puzzles. So when she glanced at the enticing 25-by-25 square published in the March 2 issue of the Cornell Chronicle (which appeared with a story about Cornell physicist Veit Elser's work on X-ray diffraction microscopy), she figured she would toy with it in her spare time. (March 28, 2006)
Within the next week, all staff and faculty who are eligible for Cornell benefits will receive a booklet at their home address announcing a special benefits open enrollment period for long-term care insurance and life insurance. (April 4, 2008)
Cornell Lunatic founder Joey Green '80 returned to campus April 1 to mark the humor magazine's 30th anniversary and to launch the book he edited, 'Lunacy: The Best of the Cornell Lunatic.' (April 3, 2008)
For the first time, more than 65,000 sound clips and some 18,000 video clips of birds and other animals are accessible for no charge at the Macaulay Library's Web site.
Michael Malin, a world- renowned geomorphologist and Mars expert, will present a talk at Cornell Oct. 13 on the latest discoveries made by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. Malin's talk, hosted by the Cornell astronomy department.
The distinguished teaching career of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alison Lurie will be honored this month with a tribute, simply called "Readings for Alison Lurie." The event, sponsored by Cornell's Department of English and Program of Creative Writing.
The annual Cornell Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference will be held Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. hosted by Cornell's Department of Applied Economics and Management.
Former Nicaraguan vice president Sergio Ramirez will deliver two public talks during his visit to Cornell next week. The first address titled, "Adios Muchachos: The Sandinista Revolution Revisited," a personal account of the events that took place in Nicaragua during the 1980s and early 1990s.
James A. Johnson, chairman and CEO of Johnson Capital Partners, a private investment company, will speak at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management Nov. 16 on "Corporate Responsibility in the 21st Century."
President David Skorton, Technion President Peretz Lavie, Provost Kent Fuchs, Sandy Weill, Bob Appel and others comment on the Cornell and Technion partnership's winning bid.