Salem, student pressures inspire Howe's 'Conversion'

Katherine Howe writes about young women under pressure with a parallel story of an accuser at the Salem witch trials in her first young adult novel, “Conversion,” inspired by actual events.

Isabel Hull sheds light on laws of war in 'A Scrap of Paper'

Historian Isabel Hull’s new book, “A Scrap of Paper,” examines the conduct of war and the importance of international law during World War I.

AAP NYC set to expand offerings in new space

The College of Architecture, Art and Planning's New York City program, AAP NYC, will have a new expanded location in lower Manhattan later this year for its graduate and undergraduate programs.

Hidden Picasso painting revealed with Cornell help

Cornell’s synchrotron X-ray light source has played a key role in helping conservators go deeper into the mystery of a hidden painting beneath Pablo Picasso's 1901 masterpiece "The Blue Room."

Alumni endow first Africana studies center lectureship

Reuben A. Munday ’69, MPS ’74, and Cheryl Casselberry Munday ’72 have endowed a distinguished annual lectureship at Cornell’s Africana Studies and Research Center.

Library names first endowed director of rare collections

Anne Sauer was named the first Stephen E. and Evalyn Edwards Milman Director of Rare and Manuscript Collections by Cornell University Library.

History makes women well-behaved, says professor

The tide of history transforms even the worst behaved women into heroines, argued history professor Durba Ghosh at a Reunion 2014 talk.

Anthropologist: Bronze Age offers lessons for Ukraine

Anthropologist Adam T. Smith told alumni during Reunion that the Bronze Age civilizations offer unusual perspectives on the current conflict in Ukraine.

Things to Do, June 6-July 11

Events at Cornell include "Ask an Astronomer," classic films in the Cinema Under the Stars series and a variety of free summer lectures, performances and concerts.