Classical Works Knowledge Base links scholarship to ancient texts

The Classical Works Knowledge Base, developed by Cornell University Library and the Department of Classics, is a boon to scholars in citing and accessing primary sources among Greek and Latin texts. (Sept. 12, 2012)

Friedman wins Lilly Poetry Fellowship

Poet Nicholas Friedman, MFA '12, a lecturer in the Department of English, is one of five recipients of a $15,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship, intended to encourage the writing and study of poetry. (Sept. 12, 2012)

Kent Kleinman reappointed to second term as AAP dean

Kent Kleinman, the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, has been appointed to a second five-year term as dean, beginning July 1, 2013.

Cornell organ on cutting edge of authentic baroque sound

Cornell's baroque organ is the first in the world to be equipped with wind systems that let it reproduce sounds exactly as Bach and other period composers intended. (Sept. 11, 2012)

Physics, romance collide in Schwartz Center play

Physics, agoraphobia and romance will entwine for an unusual production at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts next week: 'Emergence,' running Sept. 20-22. (Sept. 10, 2012)

Letters inspire symposium on 19th-, 20th-century scholars

A Sept. 4 symposium, inspired by letters found in the Cornell University Library archives, drew on many Cornell connections to intellectual history. (Sept. 7, 2012)

Anne Kenney reappointed university librarian

Anne Kenney has been reappointed to a second term as Cornell University librarian; she has had many successes and looks forward to several new challenges.

Atkinson Forum to explore modern American baroque

The Atkinson Forum in American Studies will present 'American Baroque in the 21st Century: Old Meets New at the King of Instruments,' a concert festival and symposium Sept. 21-22. (Sept. 5, 2012)

Paul Sawyer lectures on writer John Ruskin

Paul Sawyer, professor of English, launched the Plantations' Fall Lecture Series with a talk about John Ruskin, the 'first ecologist,' Aug. 29. (Sept. 4, 2012)