Events include two Carl Becker Lecture Series talks by historian and author Michael Kazin; a lecture by wildlife conservationist and A.D. White Professor-At-Large Laurie Marker; Cornell Cinema’s screening of “Dragnet Girl,” accompanied live by the electronic group Coupler; and Swiss artist Elisabeth Masé in a conversation at the Johnson Museum.
The inaugural event in the Kenneth A.R. Kennedy Lecture in Human Evolution series will be April 9 and will feature Cynthia Beall, professor of anthropology at Case Western Reserve University.
Starting this fall, all incoming students in the College of Arts and Sciences will meet weekly in small groups with a faculty member to help make their transition to college life easier.
Events include a World Cinema film at Cornell Cinema, the final weekend of an exhibit at the College of Human Ecology, the Cornell baseball team’s home-opener on April 2, and the College of Veterinary Medicine’s annual open house.
Graduate student Teddy Yesudasan’s presentation, “What Makes a Red Potato Red?” earned him first place and $1,500 in the fifth annual Three Minute Thesis contest, March 20 in Call Auditorium.
The new season of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series from the College of Arts and Sciences is titled “What Does Water Mean for Us Humans?” and explores the relationship between humans and water.
Joshua Berman ’91, a former pre-med student turned government major and lawyer, visited campus in February for a career conversation hosted by College of Arts and Sciences Career Development.
This week’s events include the Cornell Bhangra team’s 18th South Asian dance exhibition, guest trumpeter Ingrid Jensen performing with the Cornell Jazz Ensemble, assistant professor Andrew Moisey in a “Chats in the Stacks” book talk and Dragon Day on March 29.
This week’s event include a Cornell Chamber Orchestra concert; a lecture about protests in women’s soccer; a conversation with Hollywood producer and Cornell grad David Greenbaum; and a celebration of undergraduate writing competition winners.