News Archive for November 2010
Performance and discussion address women in science
Gioia De Cari performed her one-woman-show on the plights of being a woman at MIT Nov. 11 and 12; a faculty panel followed each performance. read more
Professor Paul Kintner dies of cancer at age 64
Paul M. Kintner Jr., professor of electrical and computer engineering and head of the Global Positioning Systems Laboratory at Cornell, died Nov. 16 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. read more
ChemE car places first at national competition
For the second time in three years, the Cornell Chemical Engineering Car team won the American Institute of Chemical Engineers student car competition, which took place Nov. 7 in Salt Lake City. read more
Alum commits $11 million to Atacama telescope
Philanthropist and retired businessman Fred Young '64, M.Eng. '66, MBA '66, has committed $11 million to CCAT, a proposed 25-meter aperture telescope in Chile's Atacama desert. read more
Three win Air Force young investigator grants
Salman Avestimehr, Peter Frazier and Kyle Shen are among this year's 38 winners of the Air Force Young Investigator Research Program. read more
