Things to Do, Aug. 2-23

Events in August include Latin dance parties, free concerts and movies, an exhibition of art by Cornell botanical illustrators and a two-day workshop for grape growers and startup wineries.

Sander pens book on 'Finland's proudest hour'

Historian Gordon F. Sander '72's book, "The Hundred Day Winter War," is a comprehensive account of Finland's heroic stand in 1939-1940 against the Red Army.

Venice exhibit aims to keep island afloat

An an exhibit curated by a Cornell art history professor focuses on the threat of rising ocean waters to the nation of Tuvalu this summer at the Venice Biennale.

First black Law School grad was a former slave

George Washington Fields, Cornell Law School's first black graduate in 1890, was a former slave who became a successful lawyer despite becoming blind.

Conferees discuss how to help farmers through technology

Scientists, librarians and practitioners of agriculture information and management from 28 countries met at Mann Library July 23 to discuss creative use of information networks to bridge gaps between developed and developing countries.

Historian to teach European leaders course this fall

Eminent historian Andrew Roberts will offer a course at Cornell this fall as the inaugural Merrill Visiting Professor in History. His lecture course will investigate the roles of 12 influential figures, including Napoleon, Stalin, Churchill and Thatcher.

Migration's effects across cultural, religious, racial lines

Professor of English Jane Juffer examines the effects of Latino migration to small towns in her new book, "Intimacy Across Borders: Race, Religion and Migration in the U.S. Midwest."

Historian Maria Cristina Garcia named Wilson Center fellow

Maria Cristina Garcia, a professor of history and the Howard A. Newman Professor of American Studies, has been named a Woodrow Wilson Center fellow for 2013-14.

$6 million gift funds Fine Arts Library transformation

Mui Ho ’62, B.Arch. ’66, has made a $6 million gift commitment to overhaul and expand Cornell's Fine Arts Library in Rand Hall.