Holocaust testimony is AI litmus test, and it fails

A Cornell historian argues in a new paper that human historians are vital to capture the emotional and moral complexity behind world events.

‘Sacred Ground’ exhibit receives Historic Ithaca preservation award

Open now through Dec. 31, the exhibit highlights findings from a four-year archaeological excavation of Ithaca’s St. James A.M.E. Zion Church conducted by Cornell faculty, students and Ithaca school children from 2021–2024.

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Library’s ‘plant-based’ exhibit opens Sept. 18 with talk, reception

Plants – as objects of admiration and scientific study and materials for creative expression – are the focus of a new Cornell University Library exhibit, “Plant-Based: Botanical Innovations from Paper to Poison,” which opens Sept. 18.

College of Arts and Sciences welcomes 27 new faculty members

This year, 27 new faculty have joined the College of Arts & Sciences, enriching 17 departments and programs with their excellence in an impressive range of topics, including moral psychology, gravitational waves, Black contemporary art and more. 

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Entrepreneurial students flock to kickoff event

The event featured more than 30 resource tables and pitches from four students hoping to be part of eLab.

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Book explores how animals are dashing, stampeding into fiction

Elisha Cohn's second book, “Milieu: A Creaturely Theory of the Contemporary Novel,” also explores the methods authors are using to give animals a voice.

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Ethnomusicologist Martin Hatch, professor of music emeritus, dies at 83

Martin F. Hatch Jr., Ph.D. ’80, professor of music emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Aug. 23 in Ithaca, New York. He was 83.

Le Vent du Nord plays Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series

A leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement, Le Vent du Nord will perform in the first Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series (DMCCS) on Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall. 

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Four-day event celebrates 70 years of Toni Morrison’s Cornell legacy

A four-day event featuring films, panels, workshops, the unveiling of a mural and other activities will celebrate the 70th anniversary of her degree, life and work. “Toni Morrison: Literature and Public Life” will take place Sept. 18-21.