Moran, Holland to present intimate jazz performance

Jazz pianist Jason Moran and bassist Dave Holland will give a rare performance as a duo Jan. 28 in Barnes Hall, as part of the Cornell Concert Series. (Jan. 19, 2012)

Paz-Soldán creates place for Latin American voices

Bolivian writer Jose Edmundo Paz-Soldan, a professor of Hispanic literature in the Department of Romance Studies, is helping young and emerging Latino and Latin American writers at Cornell. (Jan. 16, 2012)

Seven fashion students shine in scholarship competition

Seven undergraduates in the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design have each received $5,000 scholarship awards in a prestigious national fashion design and management competition. (Jan. 16, 2012)

Sound effects: Book examines impact of sound on culture

'The Oxford Handbook of Sound Studies' looks at the impact and changing impact of sounds in a variety of public and private spaces throughout history. (Jan. 12, 2012)

Metaphysics is not just semantics, says philosopher

A new book by Theodore Sider, Frederick J. Whiton Chair in philosophy, asserts that there is one best way to describe the world, using an objectively special language that matches reality's concepts. (Jan. 12, 2012)

TEEAL Electronic library resource expands its reach

El Salvador and Guatemala join 84 other countries that now have access to The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library project, run out of Cornell's Mann Library. (Jan. 9, 2012)

Slaves or not, Babylonians were much like us, says book

In a new book about Babylonian laborers of the 14th and 13th centuries, B.C., assistant professor Jonathan Tenney asserts that whether they were slaves or not, they lived in nuclear families. (Jan. 5, 2012)

College of Arts and Sciences offers six new minors

The College of Arts and Sciences offers new minors in classics, classical civilization, mathematics, history, physics and anthropology.

Blog wins Cornell-administered George Jean Nathan Award

The Cornell-administered George Jean Nathan Award went to a blog, 'The Feminist Spectator,' run by Jill Dolan, a Princeton professor. (Dec. 22, 2011)