Potdar wins Cornell Concerto Competition

Pianist Vikram Potdar '14 is the winner of the ninth annual Cornell Concerto Competition, held Dec. 9. He will perform his winning concerto with the Cornell Symphony Orchestra on March 7, 2013. (Dec. 11, 2012)

Junior receives Caplan Travel Fellowship

Lillian Sellati '14 will study uses of Roman and local coins in Roman Britain with the help of a $4,000 Harry Caplan Travel Fellowship. (Dec. 10, 2012)

Zalaznick endowment supports visiting literary talent

A pair of alumni donors have helped the Creative Writing Program and the Department of English bring famous and emerging writers to campus for public readings and interaction with students since 2007. (Dec. 6, 2012)

Book recounts activism, struggles of U.S. women scientists

Science historian Margaret Rossiter has just come out with the third book of her trilogy on the history of women scientists in America, focusing on their most recent efforts and contributions. (Dec. 5, 2012)

Two critics win George Jean Nathan Award

The Cornell-administered George Jean Nathan Award for 2011-12 went to two drama critics. Nathan, a prominent theater critic and member of the Cornell Class of 1904, endowed the award. (Dec. 5, 2012)

Music's backstory inspires student conductor

Lorraine Fitzmaurice '13 will conduct the Dec. 5 concert at Sage Chapel, 'War and Politics: The Dirty Side of Early Music.' She is passionate about the back history of the pieces she works on. (Dec. 3, 2012)

Cornell labor archive seeks Yiddish speakers for project

Archives at the ILR School and the University of Warwick, U.K., seek input from Yiddish speakers as translators of documents to keep the language, and labor history, alive. (Nov. 29, 2012)

Afrika Bambaataa raps on early hip-hop

Visiting Scholar Afrika Bambaataa spoke about his storied career as well as the culture, dance and ideology that led to the evolution of hip-hop on campus Nov. 27. (Nov. 29, 2012)

Characters welcome in Schwartz Center course

Students in a new design class learn to develop their fictional characters' appearances by focusing on anatomy, movements and mannerisms. (Nov. 28, 2012)