Arts council seeks project proposals for 2013-14

The Cornell Council for the Arts is accepting applications for its next grant cycle, to support new creative projects during fall 2013 and spring 2014. Online applications are due March 14.

Students design, build sustainable house in Nicaragua

About 50 students involved with the Cornell University Sustainable Design group are working to research, design and build an affordable sustainable model home in Nicaragua.


Digitized 'readers' shed light on 1970s activism

Emeritus Professor Pierre Clavel has digitized documents detailing the work of 1970s urban planning activists in several American cities.

$1.4M Mellon grant will support urbanism seminars

A $1.4 million Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant will fund a Cornell pilot program of seminars in architecture, urbanism and the humanities. Six semesters of seminars will begin in spring 2014.

New book traces why Cornell is a 'world treasure'

'Cornell University,' by Richard H. Penner, professor emeritus of hotel administration, traces the university's history in 128 pages with 200 vintage photographs, mostly from library archives.

More than 900 students will get their degrees this winter

Nick Lawrie '13 will graduate in January with the ability to follow his passion for 'helping the little guy,' thanks to his ILR School education and Cornell financial aid. (Dec. 17, 2012)

Artists Siena and Close discuss the craft of image-building

Chuck Close and James Siena '79 critiqued each others' works in a discussion of process and art making at the Eli Broad Lecture, held Dec. 5 in Manhattan. (Dec. 13, 2012)

Characters welcome in Schwartz Center course

Students in a new design class learn to develop their fictional characters' appearances by focusing on anatomy, movements and mannerisms. (Nov. 28, 2012)

Architecture program retains top ranking

Cornell's programs in undergraduate and graduate architecture, graduate landscape architecture and graduate interior design have been ranked in the Top 5 in DesignIntelligence's annual survey. (Nov. 20, 2012)