Otherworldly outfit takes top prize in high school contest

The winner of the 2011 Cornell Fashion Design Award for High School Students is Tiffany Zhang of California for her design of a fanciful extraterrestrial outfit. (April 18, 2011)

$1 million gift establishes Artist in Residence Program <br />for theatre, film and dance

The Carol B. Epstein '61 Artist in Residence is the first endowment to support entertainment industry professionals who come to Cornell under the new Performance and Media model in Theatre, Film and Dance. (April 18, 2011)

Art historian to speak about past, present, future of contemporary art April 26

Art historian Terry Smith of the University of Pittsburgh will present a talk on contemporary art, past to future, April 26 at 4:30 p.m. at Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall. (April 18, 2011)

Library lauds top student employees

Cornell University Library honored five senior student workers at the 17th annual Fuerst Awards. They were praised for their effectiveness and innovation at a reception in Olin Library on April 13. (April 15, 2011)

Student poetry/artwork pairing at Johnson Museum gives unique view of New York City

In a class on poetry of cities, students paired poems with artworks at the Johnson Museum to pair them with; the exhibit is at the museum until April 21. (April 14, 2011)

Whatever happens with Google Books, HathiTrust will keep books online

While lawyers debate what Google can do with thousands of digitized books whose copyright status is in question, librarians have formed their own repository, known as HathiTrust. (April 14, 2011)

Faculty and students discuss ways to overcome stress

In a new effort to think about how to defuse student stress, professors and undergraduates sat down to talk together about the problem at an April 6 forum on academic rigor and student support. (April 14, 2011)

Library rescues early American trial records, digitizes pamphlet collection

A grant is enabling the Cornell University Library to restore and digitize 17th to 19th century pamphlets that record trials and society's attitudes to issues of the day. (April 13, 2011)

Conference honoring Peter Hohendahl to be held April 29

Peter Hohendahl, professor of German studies and of comparative literature, will be honored with the conference, 'Literature and Criticism in the Public Sphere,' April 29-30 at the A.D. White House. (April 13, 2011)