Two researchers awarded Department of Defense grants

William Dichtel and Jiwoong Park have received Department of Defense grants that support multidisciplinary, basic research.

Graduate student Tonia Ko composes a soaring career

Accompanying her graduate studies at Cornell, Tonia Ko has earned national and international honors including commissions to create new works and a recent BMI Student Composer Award.

Talks connect faculty, youth-focused extension partners

Ways to address major social problems among youth were discussed at the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research's fifth Youth Development Research Update, June 2-3 in Ithaca.

Alumni hear international relations predictions

Cornell faculty offered their forecasts on international relations in Current Events Roundtable: America and the World, a Reunion Weekend event held June 5.

Examining black 'transness' through contemporary media

C. Riley Snorton, assistant professor of Africana studies and of feminist, gender and sexuality studies in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences, documents little-known gender journeys of African-Americans.

Díaz, Skorton discuss reading, 'life and work' in Olin Lecture

Best-selling writer Junot Diaz, MFA '95, and President David Skorton engaged in a "discussion of life and work" in the 2015 Olin Lecture June 5.

Things to Do, June 5-July 1

Events in June include the Cornell Savoyards' sesquicentennial adaptation of "Princess Ida"; the fourth IT@Cornell conference, an outdoor screening of "The African Queen," lectures and concerts.

Building up humanities: An inside look at Klarman Hall

The new 67,500-square-foot Klarman Hall, set to open in January, will include 124 spaces for offices and conferences rooms and a 330-seat auditorium, the largest on the Arts Quad.

Awards honor newly tenured faculty teaching, advising

At a May 23 dinner, College of Arts and Sciences faculty members received awards for exceptional teaching and advising, and graduate teaching assistants won prizes for teaching.