Love, tragedy and a cappella: An Awkward Circus

Spectacle and showmanship filled Willard Straight Hall's Memorial Room April 13, as 'Awkward Circus' presented a variety of acts reflecting student life, from jugglers to a burlesque routine. (April 16, 2009)

Scholars to address 'Militarizing Everyday Life'

Scholars will explore military conflict and security in a two-day conference, 'Accumulating Insecurity, Securing Accumulation: Militarizing Everyday Life,' April 17-18 at the ILR Conference Center. (April 15, 2009)

Feldshuh play is joyous and vibrant, yet deeply unsettling

'Miss Evers' Boys,' a play by Cornell's David Feldshuh, was performed at the Shell Theater in Manhattan March 19-April 5.

Sudanese scholar finds freedom to write at Cornell

Ushari Khalil is on campus this year to lecture and write about his advocacy on behalf of children and displaced populations in Sudan -- work that has put him at risk there. (April 14, 2009)

Library scales back on books, journals, databases

Facing the same budgetary challenges as the university in the coming year, Cornell University Library will reduce acquisitions of library materials by 7.1 percent for fiscal year 2010. (April 14, 2009)

In praise of good style and clear writing

Peter Hirtle, Cornell University Library's chief intellectual property officer, offers a perspectives piece on Cornell's own Strunk and White.

Students awarded fellowships for study in Germany

Five Cornell students will study in Germany during the 2009-10 academic year after winning fellowships from the German Academic Exchange Service and the Cornell/Heidelberg Exchange. (April 7, 2009)

Physical Sciences Library to close doors but keeps research options open

The Physical Sciences Library in Clark Hall will close at the end of 2009, but the library's presence will continue to be a portal for scholarly resources and services.

Mellon fellowship supports Dubreuil's studies linking language, literary thought and logic

Cornell professor Laurent Dubreuil will investigate non-standard logic and the cognitive study of language with the help of a $274,000 Mellon New Directions Fellowship. (April 2, 2009)