Students invent 'Aura' musical instrument

Engineering students build an electronic instrument that lets them shape music with their hands.

Things to Do, Jan. 31-Feb. 7

Events on campus this week include a film on a killer whale that kills; artist talks; a reading by visiting writer Cynthia Hogue and the last days of Cornell Library's Hip Hop Collection exhibition.

Temps affect roofing at Goldwin Smith; Klarman dig on track

Digging begins on schedule Feb. 3 for Klarman Hall, the College of Arts and Sciences’ new humanities building.

Things to Do, Jan. 24-31

Events on campus this week include a new survey of environmental art at the Johnson Museum; a silent screen adventure in Sage Chapel and other films; and Soup & hope speaker Gretchen Ryan '97.

Powers' three volumes look inside Islamic legal thought

David Powers, professor of Islamic history and law in Near Eastern studies, has co-edited a three-volume series on Islamic legal thought through history.

'Titus Andronicus' makes a bloody comeback at Schwartz Center

The Department of Performing and Media Arts will stage one of William Shakespeare’s earliest and bloodiest plays Jan. 31 to Feb. 8 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

Renovations bring Cornell Cinema into sharp focus

This spring Cornell Cinema offers patrons a new digital projection system, a new bright screen, live music and visits from directors and producers of some of the films.

Teatrotaller marks 20 years of Spanish theater

Spanish-language theater group Teatrotaller celebrates its 20th year of producing works by American and international Latino writers.

Things to Do, Jan. 17-24

Events this week include a reading by emeritus professor James McConkey, an exhibition on the Arctic and climate change, a critical dissection of values in the movies and a Cornell Glee Club concert.