Frank H.T. Rhodes, the president of Cornell University from 1977 to 1995, will deliver the inaugural Moses Passer Lecture at Cornell on Monday, Sept. 9. His subject will be "Science and the Academy."
Alumni share memories of the 1977 Grateful Dead concert in Barton Hall, a show that gave the venue iconic status among Deadheads who consider the show one of the best in the band's 30-year career.
On the 28th anniversary of Robert Mugabe's rise to power in Zimbabwe, Robert Rotberg, president of the World Peace Foundation, conceded that he once was enamored with the Zimbabwean despot. (April 25, 2008)
It's time to let the cat out of the bag. The Lynx, of course. Lynx links faculty with new instructional technologies. How? by having certified students assist faculty at no charge.
A community program to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC), 318 N. Albany St., on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 21, from noon to 4:30 p.m. The program is free and open to all. The annual event will begin with a luncheon, a keynote speech and performances by local choirs. This year's keynote speaker is the Rev. Kenneth Clarke, director of Cornell United Religious Work. Two hours of workshops will follow the luncheon, including an "Elders Speak-Out," children's workshops and a panel discussion on welfare reform. The program will conclude with dessert and additional performances by local choirs. (January 7, 2002)
The hot topic of gay marriage in the United States will be the focus of a debate at Cornell University between two noted advocates on opposite sides of the issue. Elizabeth Birch, attorney and former executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, and Robert H. Knight, director of the Culture and Family Institute, will square off on the subject April 6 at 8 p.m. in the Statler Auditorium. The debate is free and open to the public, but tickets are required and they will be available beginning March 16 at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, on campus. (March 15, 2004)
Cornell's Merrill Presidential Scholars Program is honoring 36 Cornell undergraduate students as well as the high school teachers and university faculty members who made important contributions to the students' lives.
The National Science Foundation has awarded Cornell University $18 million to begin development of a new, advanced synchrotron radiation x-ray source, called an Energy Recovery Linac (ERL).