March/April 2017 articles
March/April 2017
A photo tour of East Hill’s hidden gems, The Grateful Dead’s legendary 1977 show, creating ‘smart’ clothing, and sing a song of Cornell
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More than Meets the Eye
From hidden carvings to works of art, campus is full of delightful surprises that passersby often miss
Eternally Grateful
Forty years later, a legendary Dead concert in Barton Hall still rocks—and Cornell University Press has the book to prove it
Wear & How
From chameleon-like color shifts to disease resistance, Human Ecology’s fiber science and apparel design researchers aim to revolutionize what your clothes can do for you
Seeing is Believing
From driverless cars to bionic eyes, neuroscientist Sheila Nirenberg is at the cutting edge of artificial vision
Flesh Forward
Having tackled blood-suckers, zoologist and author Bill Schutt, PhD ’95, turns to cannibalism
Doggie DNA
Prof’s firm analyzes the canine genome
‘Crowning’ Achievement
Architecture alums help build the Smithsonian’s newest museum
Taste of New York
Jeff Zalaznick ’05 is one of the creative minds behind an eclectic restaurant empire
Where in the World… ?
Mapping alums around the globe