New partnership supports returning Peace Corps volunteers

A new Peace Corps/Cornell partnership will provide fellowships to returned Peace Corps volunteers seeking a Master of Professional Studies degree in the field of global development.

Architecture professor Christian Otto dies

Professor of architecture Christian F. Otto died March 27 following a battle with cancer. He was 72.

Things to Do, March 29-April 5

Events this week include BOOM, showcasing student tech research; a lecture on C.S. Lewis, a debate on fracking, an electronic music symposium, statistician Nate Silver and Anonymous 4 in Sage Chapel.

First-year architects go for Dragon Day record

For Dragon Day 2013, first-year architecture students are hoping to create a memorable, inspiring event. The annual Dragon Day Parade on campus begins March 15 at 1 p.m.

Architecture journal explores uncertainty, idealism in math

Architecture’s enduring love affair with mathematics, in both its traditional and modern forms, is explored in the new issue of The Cornell Journal of Architecture.

Sequester could have a $28 million impact on Cornell

The $85 billion in automatic, across-the-board federal spending cuts that went into effect March 1 - the sequester - may eventually cost Cornell $28 million universitywide.

Things to Do, March 8-15

Events on campus this week include music of the Irish-American experience from Solas, a book talk on Abraham Lincoln's rhetorical power, a Glee Club collaborative concert and new foreign films.

Campus mourns death of student

President David Skorton expressed condolences on the death of sophomore Joseph Quandt, 20, who was found in his room Wednesday night, Feb. 27. Preliminary indications are the death was from natural causes.

Architecture professor Kevin Pratt dies at 43

Assistant professor of architecture Kevin B. Pratt, noted for his expertise in sustainable design and his enthusiasm and energy as a teacher and colleague, died Feb. 19 of natural causes. He was 43.