Faculty project brings jazz acts to Ithaca

Jazz Spaces Ithaca, a series of performances that will bring prominent jazz players to Ithaca, will take place throughout the 2012-13 academic year. (Aug. 31, 2012)

New cooperative model guarantees support for arXiv

Institutions that benefit from the arXiv online repository of scientific papers will share in its governance and financial support under a new business model created by Cornell University Library. (Aug. 29, 2012)

Grants will digitize Obama memorabilia, early maps

Cornell University Library and the College of Arts and Sciences have awarded 11 grants to create new digital content in support of visual and interactive learning, teaching and research. (Aug. 22, 2012)

Poetry reference book features multiple Cornell contributors

Cornellians' contributions to the study of poetry are reflected in a new edition of an essential reference work, edited by an alumnus and with entries written by more than 15 faculty and alumni. (Aug. 22, 2012)

Event brings 'The Life Before Us' to life on stage

Four scenes from 'The Life Before Us,' this year's New Student Reading Project, were acted out for new students Aug. 19. (Aug. 21, 2012)

Psychologists explore differences, outsider behaviors in reading project book

Two psychologists addressed the deviant behaviors depicted in this year's New Student Reading Project selection, 'The Life Before Us' by Romain Gary, in a lecture to new students. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa named visiting scholar

Hip-hop founding father, electro-funk pioneer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee DJ Afrika Bambaataa has been appointed to a three-year term as a visiting scholar. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Cornell Council for the Arts seeks project proposals

The Cornell Council for the Arts is accepting applications from students, organizations, faculty, departments and programs for its next grant cycle, supporting new creative projects in 2012-13. (Aug. 7, 2012)

Samuels publishes books on 19th-century literature and Lincoln's prose

Shirley Samuels, professor of English, is the author of 'Reading the American Novel 1780-1865,' and 'The Cambridge Companion to Abraham Lincoln.'