Costume, photo collections inspire first-year seminars

Students drew from Cornell's photography and textile collections to curate exhibitions as they developed research, critical thinking and writing skills in a pair of first-year writing seminars.

Joe Regenstein touts benefits of GMOs

According to Cornell professor emeritus of food science Joe Regenstein ’65, M.S. ’66, consumer fears about genetically modified food are mostly misplaced. He spoke at Mann Library Feb. 18.

A salute to Cornell's restored military museum collection

A cross-departmental effort has preserved and organized uniforms, photographs, tactical manuals, rare books and more in the museum housed on Barton Hall’s third floor.

Things to Do, Feb. 19-26, 2016

Events this week include a Laurie Anderson evening at Cornell Cinema; a romp through Shakespeare at the Schwartz Center; 'The Vagina Monologues,' and a book talk on reverie in Victorian novels.

Cornell joins the fray in narrowing gender gap on Wikipedia

To help improve content on women and the arts on Wikipedia and narrow that gender gap, Cornell will participate in the 2016 Wikipedia: Art + Feminism edit-a-thon, March 5.

Installation provides new vision for landfill architecture

Blue forms adorning the Ag Quad are more than whimsical art to engage passersbys: the shapes are visions of what landfill architecture might look like in the future, according to Katherine Jenkins.

Humanities faculty to tackle 'Big Ideas'

Six panels of Arts and Sciences faculty will share their latest research on topics as diverse as technology and humanitarianism in a series of "Big Ideas" panel discussions this semester.

Composer, emeritus professor Steven Stucky dies at 66

Steven Stucky, the Given Foundation Professor of Music Emeritus, has died. The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and founder of Ensemble X mentored emerging composers for decades at Cornell.

Smithsonian design triennial features Sabin fiber pavilion

“Beauty – Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial,” which opened Feb. 12 at the Smithsonian design museum in New York City, features a knitted textile pavilion by architecture professor Jenny Sabin.