Hidden Cornell treasures to be digitized

The Grants Program for Digital Collections has made four grants to digitize the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection, Sterrett Photographs collection, the Lindsay Cooper Archive and "On Our Backs."

Vaccine reminder company tested in developing world

Alma Sana, founded by Lauren Braun '11, makes bracelets that remind mothers in the developing world of their children's vaccination dates. The bracelets are being evaluated in several countries.

Cornell joins pleas for responsible AI research

Computer scientists are among those joining a growing chorus of experts eager to harness the future of artificial intelligence research, while remaining responsibly vigilant to its potential pitfalls.

Fontaine plays Sherlock Holmes with book on rare play

Classics professor Fontaine details his discoveries about an unknown 17th century play by Joannes Burmeister in his new book, "'Aulularia' and Other Inversions of Plautus."

New book examines 'I' vs. 'us' in late antiquity

In a new volume of scholarship co-edited by Eric Rebillard, professor of classics and history in the College of Arts and Sciences, argues that identities tied to events and religion come and go.

Students stage dance, drama and comedy at the Schwartz Center

Productions led by Performing and Media Arts students, a black cinema speaker series and abridged Shakespeare are among the highlights of the Schwartz Center's 2015-2016 season.

Yiddish Theater Festival offers humor, pathos, meaning

The first-ever Yiddish Theater Festival in the Finger Lakes stars New York City’s New Yiddish Rep and includes four events over three nights, Sept. 8-10.

Biologist David Lodge named director of Atkinson Center

David M. Lodge, the Galla Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has been named the first Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, effective in May 2016.

Cornell Rewind: Routes to move-in day have varied

To journey to Cornell for starting the fall semester in the university's early years, train travel, ships and steamers served as viable options for arriving on campus.