Newark Mayor Cory Booker named 2013 convocation speaker

Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J., will address the Class of 2013 at Senior Convocation, May 25.

Muslim students gain a cultural center in Willard Straight

A student-led initiative begun in 2010 has resulted in the establishment of a Muslim cultural center on campus. The space in Willard Straight Hall will be formally dedicated in the fall.

Cornell earns second consecutive gold STARS rating

For the second consecutive year, Cornell has earned a gold rating from STARS, higher education's Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System.

Wood’s Earth digs deep to bring local foods to schools

A collaborative approach and a 2.5-acre field in Ithaca, with a drip irrigation system and a black-locust deer fence, are at the heart of Wood’s Earth’s four programs.

Architecture journal explores uncertainty, idealism in math

Architecture’s enduring love affair with mathematics, in both its traditional and modern forms, is explored in the new issue of The Cornell Journal of Architecture.

Recycle your electronics during spring break

The Cornell Recycle Center will accept such home and office electronic items as computers, TVs, microwaves, CDs and tape players to recycle, March 18-22.

Things to Do, March 15-29

Events on campus include a book talk on rural aging issues, guest filmmakers at Cornell Cinema, and a lecture on four controversial Anglophone books that found success when first published in France.

Assemblies Update, Week of March 11

An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.

Postdoc examines peace in historical thought

Murad Idris, a postdoctoral associate in the government department and a Mellon Postdoctoral Diversity Fellow, discussed peace across the history of political thought on campus March 8.