Arts & Humanities

Noted ornithologist and medieval philosopher named next West Campus house professor-deans

Professors Andre Dhondt and Scott MacDonald will take up new posts as house professor-deans on West campus, starting in fall 2010. (Nov. 18, 2009)

Shiffrin book gives voice to the religious left

Law professor Steven Shiffrin spoke about his new book, 'The Religious Left and Church-State Relations,' at a panel discussion in his honor in Myron Taylor Hall Oct. 30. (Nov. 11, 2009)

Undergrads show original research on the way to Ph.D.s

Five Cornell undergraduates presented original research Nov. 7 at the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program's 2009 regional conference, for students from historically disadvantaged groups. (Nov. 10, 2009)

Architect Libeskind builds politics, emotion into designs

In a Nov. 4 talk, Daniel Libeskind described how his experiences growing up in post-war Poland, his immigration to America as a teenager and his identity as a Jew have shaped his architectural vision. (Nov. 6, 2009)

'Most important French judge' explains recent reforms to French Constitutional law

Institutional reforms passed in France in 2008 are the most significant in that country in many years, said Justice Guy Canivet at the Cornell Law School Nov. 2. (Nov. 5, 2009)

Cornell Cinema: an education in the dark

Cornell Cinema's eclectic year-round repertory and specialty programming offer film buffs access to a wide range of films, and co-sponsorships with a variety of academic programs. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Cornell Cinema faces 'devastating' decrease in Student Activity Fee funding

The undergraduate Student Assembly has upheld a decision to cut Cornell Cinema's funding from the Student Activity Fee by 22 percent. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Library collaboration with China strengthens scholarship

Cornell University Library and Tsinghua University Library in China cemented a formal collaboration during an Oct. 29 ceremony on Cornell's campus.

Cornell's VIVO concept will expand to connect researchers nationwide

A $12.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will create VIVOweb, a multi-institutional version of Cornell's VIVO system to encourage communication between biomedical researchers. (Oct. 27, 2009)