Site Search : page 303

Displaying 3021 - 3030 of 8160
A traditional style Chinese style building leading into a collection of modern skyscrapers in Shanghai
International collaboration

Eight grants focus on innovation in China

The Cornell China Center has announced eight China Innovation Awards to interdisciplinary teams of Cornell faculty.The winning projects were selected from among 34 proposals submitted by faculty leaders across 47 departments, centers and programs in Cornell’s colleges and schools.

Mathematics

The universe’s secrets are at your fingertips – just learn calculus

Cornell Chronicle

There’s a good chance someone somewhere on March 21 wished you a happy first day of spring. For mathematician Steven Strogatz, the day possessed an added significance worth celebrating.“Happy max derivative day, everybody!” he wrote that evening to his more than 53,000 followers on Twitter.

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Study: Fungal disease decimates amphibians worldwide

Cornell Chronicle

A fungal disease that afflicts amphibians has led to the greatest loss of biodiversity ever recorded due to a disease.

Psychology

A bird’s-eye view of communication

Scientific American

"Solving the mysteries of animal behavior often involves immersing ourselves in their perceptual world. If they’re birds, it means taking a literal bird’s eye view of their behaviors."

English

New English faculty add to strength of African-American literature

A&S Communications

"They will build new networks, new collaborations, new kinds of publications, new digital practices."

Music

Living legends to play Bailey Hall April 15

Department of Music

Dr. Deborah Justice, Cornell Concert Series manager, shares the story behind the upcoming "Spring Quartet" April 15 concert, 8 pm in Bailey Hall:

History

Julius Caesar’s campaign book

Wall Street Journal

Barry Strauss, the Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies, writes in this Wall Street Journal essay, about the penchant for presidential hopefuls to pen the stories of their lives during election seasons.

Cornell Cinema

Cornell Cinema presents ‘Dragnet Girl’ with live accompaniment

Cornell Cinema

Cornell Cinema welcomes back the electronic/ambient musical group Coupler to perform their new score for Yasujiro Ozu’s "Dragnet Girl "(1933) on April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Willard Straight Theatre. The screening will be introduced by Andrew Campana, who will be joining the Department of Asian Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences in the Fall to teach courses on Japanese cinema and popular culture.

What Makes Us Human?

The Need for Trees

This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's fourth season, "What Does Water Mean for Us Humans?" from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about the relationship between humans and love. Featuring audio essays written and recorded by Cornell faculty, the series releases a new episode each Tuesday through the spring semester.

Mathematics

A tale of friendship and mathematics

Alumni Affairs & Development

A lifelong friend endows the Frank Spitzer and Narahari Umanath Prabhu Assistant Professorship of Mathematics.