Events on campus this week include new exhibitions at the Johnson Museum, a look at gender roles in Shakespeare plays, readings by creative writing faculty and a conference focused on Colombia.
Events on campus this week include Darwin Days panels and lectures, Oscar-nominated short films, poetry from Ishion Hutchinson and a faculty forum on the future of research libraries.
The Cornell University Board of Trustees will hold its first meeting of 2000 at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, Jan. 27 through Jan. 29.
The future of fusion power may lie not in a 20 million-ampere bang, but a 1-million-ampere pop. Plasma studies unwinds a powerful COBRA for high-density simulations.
The president and provost have outlined a process of engagement aimed to garner input from faculty, students, staff and alumni in shaping the new integrated College of Business. A host of committees have been established, and input is being sought through open forums, a series of alumni events and online feedback.
This year, 32 graduating seniors have been honored as Merrill Presidential scholars; they, in turn, honored a high school teacher and a Cornell instructor, May 23.
Richard N. Zare, the Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University, will give the Harry S. Kieval Lecture In Physics at Cornell on Monday, March 31.
Francis A. Kallfelz, D.V.M., has been appointed a James Law Professor of Medicine at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. His appointment was approved by the Cornell Board of Trustees at its March meeting.
Almost half the participating Graduate School and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences graduate fields were included within the top 10 range of rankings in a National Research Council survey.