Chon Noriega will deliver a sesquicentennial lecture, “‘Cornell on Trial’: The University and the Creative Arts, Revisited,” on Oct. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the English Department Lounge, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Soil scientist Johannes Lehmann and Nathaniel Stern ’99 collaborated on experimental pyrolysis techniques to “age” modern technology and media – cellphones, laptops, tablets, floppy disks – for Stern’s art exhibit in Milwaukee.
Indiana University law professor Fred Cate will lecture on "Cybersecurity and the Law" Nov. 16 in the third and final lecture in a series on cybersecurity hosted by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.
Possibly catching a glimpse of a rare moment in time, researchers have detected fullerenes, or buckyballs - carbon structures long thought to be likely features of the interstellar medium, but never before observed. (July 28, 2010)
Melissa Hines, professor of chemistry and chemical biology, and research collaborators in Vienna, Austria, have begun to explain the unique self-cleaning ability of titanium dioxide.
This week's events include screenings of "The Hate U Give" at Cornell Cinema; a different take on a Bach standard; and a concert featuring mid-20th century art songs reflecting on exile, war and community.
Weeds, those unwanted, unloved and annoying invasive plants that farmers and gardeners hate amid their plantings, are expanding to northern latitudes, thanks to rising temperatures.