Things to Do, Jan. 17-24

Events this week include a reading by emeritus professor James McConkey, an exhibition on the Arctic and climate change, a critical dissection of values in the movies and a Cornell Glee Club concert.

Labor nonprofit donates archives to Kheel Center

Jobs With Justice, a nonprofit workers’ advocacy organization, will donate archival materials from its 25-year history to the ILR School’s Kheel Center for Labor Management Documentation and Archives.

Students bring the right stuff to artist's print project

An unusual print project now on display in Los Angeles, incorporating a 3-D model of a new space telescope, is the result of a collaboration between art students at Cornell and artist Pedro Barbeito.

Musicologist writes on cross-cultural movement of danzon

In his new book, associate professor Alejandro L. Madrid explores the historical and contemporary significance of the danzon, a cultural phenomenon spreading from Cuba to Mexico and its border with the U.S.

Book surveys Jewish families through the millennia

Anthropologist Jonathan Boyarin's new book, “Jewish Families,” draws on ancient and contemporary sources to chart the course of change.

Kheel Center to preserve workplace agreements

A federal grant will enable the ILR School's Kheel Center for Labor Management Documentation and Archives to digitize a century of collective bargaining contracts.

Chen Jian named Wilson Center Global Fellow

Chen Jian, Cornell’s Michael J. Zak Professor of History for U.S.-China Relations in the Department of History, has been named a Woodrow Wilson International Center global fellow.

Concerto competition yields two student winners

For the first time, the Cornell Concerto Competition has two winners: cellist Daniel Cho '17 and violinist Ji Min Yang '15. The 10th annual competition was held Dec. 15 in Barnes Hall.

Exhibit showcases traditional Chinese dress

A new exhibit, “Chinese Traditional Dress and Its Influence,” provides an overview of Chinese dress of the Qing period and the influence of Eastern style on Western fashions in the early 20th century.