A new humanities building will soon provide a gateway to the Arts Quad, President David Skorton announced Oct. 21 at the Trustee Council Annual Meeting, to recognize the vitality and importance of the humanities at Cornell. (Oct. 21, 2011)
Astronomer Steven Squyres, who helped lead the Rover missions to Mars, is one of six crew members on a 13-day undersea NASA training mission off Key Largo to simulate an asteroid mission. (Oct. 20, 2011)
Scholar Enzo Traverso will explore the role of memory in modern politics in 'Historical Time and the Politics of Memory,' Nov. 8, 4:30 p.m., in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall. (Oct. 18, 2011)
International relations scholar Robert Keohane, speaking on campus Oct. 13, stressed that the United States needs to exercise great caution when it considers military interventions around the world. (Oct. 18, 2011)
Professor John Cawley and Dr. Mehmet Oz of TV fame find that peer mentors in at-risk high schools help students improve their diet and exercise regimens. (Oct. 17, 2011)
The play 'Followthrough' by Benjamin Hennessy '13 on Oct. 21 is the first in a series of student-run performance events and projects at the Schwartz Center. (Oct. 17, 2011)
A sustained collaboration between the 'two cultures' of the arts/humanities and that of science need to be supported as much as possible, said former Cornell Provost Don Randel, Oct. 14. (Oct. 17, 2011)
A conference Oct. 22 on campus will draw alumni back to talk about the changing role of liberal arts majors in the job market. It is planned by students for students. (Oct. 13, 2011)
Visiting and faculty fellows and leading scholars in sound studies will take part in a conference, 'Sounding Cultures: From Performance to Politics,' Oct. 14-15 at the A.D. White House. (Oct. 13, 2011)
