Emeritus Professor of Art Jack Squier, MFA '52, an accomplished sculptor and influential mentor to Cornell students over five decades, died Dec. 31 at his home in Florida.
Nearly half of the more than 900 January degree candidates took part in the Dec. 19 recognition ceremony, held before thousands of family and friends in Barton Hall.
To help introduce new members of the university's faculty to the Cornell community, the Cornell Chronicle is publishing brief new-faculty profiles for the 2014-15 academic year.
Architect Jenny Sabin, the Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Assistant Professor in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, won the 2015 Ivy Innovator Award Dec. 9.
"A Needle Woman," artist Kimsooja's project with materials scientists that was displayed on the Arts Quad in the Cornell Council for the Arts Biennial, is the subject of a new "Art21" documentary.
Patrick Braga '17 spent a little more than a year working on his chamber opera, "La Tricotea (Opus 25)," which will premiere Dec. 3 with 16 student vocalists and instrumentalists.
Architecture students studying in New York City and preparing for job searches received one-on-one feedback on their portfolios from practicing architects, including several alumni.
At a Cornell Silicon Valley presentation Nov. 11, college deans and others discussed ways to foster innovation between technology and the arts. The Johnson Museum will also create new courses.
Provost Michael Kotlikoff has called for proposals for feasibility and planning grants for academic programs that span the Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses. The deadline to submit proposals is Jan. 22, 2016.
