Princeton professor to explore Jewish, American ghettos

Mitchell Duneier of Princeton will visit campus April 11 at 4:30 p.m. in Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall, to talk about his book, “Ghetto: The Invention of a Place, The History of an Idea.”

Things to Do, March 30-April 6, 2018

Events this week include "The Wedding Singer" at Barnes Hall; new films at Cornell Cinema; and a film and reading series focusing on James Baldwin.

For Dragon Day 2018, first-year architects have transparent plans

Dragon Day, the annual spring rite celebrated by first-year architecture students at Cornell for more than a century, is March 30. The parade across campus will be live streamed.

Ying Hua appointed director of Cornell China Center

Ying Hua, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, has been named director of the Cornell China Center.

Architecture professor Arthur Ovaska dies at 67

Associate professor of architecture Arthur Ovaska, B.Arch. ’74, died March 26 in Ithaca. He was 67. Ovaska served on the Cornell faculty for more than three decades.

Cornell touts Sustainability Month with over 80 events

Cornell goes green by celebrating Earth with Sustainability Month during April. More than 80 events are scheduled, including lectures, films, fashion, art and social justice events.

Professor emeritus, musician and scholar John Hsu dies

Old Dominion Foundation Professor Emeritus John Hsu, an instrumentalist, scholar and conductor who served on Cornell's music faculty for 50 years, died March 24. He was 86.

Christian martyrdom narratives explored in Medieval Studies talk

Eric Rebillard discussed his recent book, “Greek and Latin Narratives about the Ancient Martyrs," in a campus talk March 8.

Ape communication explored at Cornell event

Three Cornell faculty respondents and an Israeli professor explored the implications of the latest findings on primate culture and communication March 6.