Chinese state used parent-child relationships to serve political goals

Mara Yue Du will talk about “State and Family in China: Filial Piety and its Modern Reform” on April 13 at 4 p.m. in Olin Library.

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National leaders headline Union Days at the ILR School

The public is invited to “Talkin’ Union” events featuring speakers whose experiences reflect contemporary labor movement struggles and successes.

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Brain Prize winner to speak on brain’s control of locomotion

Neuroscientist Ole Kiehn will give a seminar, “Brainstem circuits controlling locomotion in the healthy and diseased brain,” on April 14.

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Formula predicts effects of noise on quantum information

Researchers have derived a formula that predicts the effects of environmental noise on quantum information – an advancement crucial for designing and building quantum computers capable of working in an imperfect world.

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Milstein speaker to explore “The Battle for Your Brain”

Nita Farahany, a scholar who focuses on ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies, will be the featured speaker for an April 12 event hosted by the Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity.

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Harvard historian to deliver Munday lecture

Vincent Brown, the Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, will deliver this year’s Reuben A. and Cheryl Casselberry Munday Distinguished Lecture April 17.

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New hires, new focus enhance academic initiatives at Einhorn Center

The Einhorn Center for Community Engagement’s new Academic Initiatives team will focus on the Engaged College Initiative, faculty development and global engagement programming, and research examining the institutional impacts of community-engaged learning.

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Former director at the SC Johnson College of Business discusses his summer business course in NYC

This summer, students can explore business management in the center of global business by taking The Business World in New York City, offered by Cornell’s School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. This popular three-credit foundation course runs May 30 through June 16, 2023, on the Cornell University ILR NYC Campus on Lexington Avenue.

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New library acquisitions advance academic distinction, diverse scholarship

With an additional $1 million to its 2023 collections budget, Cornell University Library expands resources for scholars.

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