Lorenz book explores power as dramatic metaphor

Associate professor of English Philip Lorenz studies the representations of sovereignty and power in the work of William Shakespeare and two other Renaissance playwrights in his new book, "The Tears of Sovereignty."

VP Stephen Johnson honored by land-grant association

The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities awarded Stephen Philip Johnson, Cornell vice president for government and community relations, with its Betty Colden Memorial Awards Aug. 9 in Charleston, S.C.

Sierra ranks Cornell fifth 'coolest' school

For the first time, Cornell University ranked fifth among Sierra magazine’s Ten Coolest Schools in the country, earning that spot for the environmental mindset on campus.

Computer scientist Lillian Lee named AAAI Fellow

Computer scientist Lillian Lee has been named a fellow of thee Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence for her work in natural language processing.

Emeritus professor Lester Eastman dies at 85

Lester Eastman, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, died Aug. 9 at age 85. Calling hours will be Aug. 15, and a celebration of his life will be Aug. 16.

Humanities students embrace multimedia in library program

Cornell University Library is offering an internship program that aims to expose Cornell graduate students to new frontiers in digital humanities work.

Take arboretum's self-guided smartphone tour

Cornell Plantations offers a self-guided, mobile phone audio-visual tour and four new interpretive and orientation signs to help visitors learn more about the collections F.R. Newman Arboretum.

Haitian student studies job satisfaction as poverty solution

After finding low worker satisfaction in her country, Haitian student Nemdia Daceney continued her research at Cornell this summer hoping to show employers and government officials the human dimension of economic development policies.

Apple Inc. names ILR professor to advisory board

ILR School assistant professor Eli Friedman has been named to the Apple Inc. Academic Advisory Board, to advise the company on ethical working conditions for supply chain employees.