Winners in Cornell's seventh annual Book Collection Contest include the owners of a book collection about interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and of a collection of Mark Strand publications.
Mary Ochs '79 is the new director of Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University Library has announced. Ochs has served as interim director since October 2008. (April 20, 2009)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
