Exploring the solar system through Cornell's image library

This year marks the forty-sixth anniversary of the Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility's technical research and outreach activities.

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Critic and art historian speaks on art, architecture and democracy

At a talk hosted by Cornell University’s Program on Freedom and Free Societies on Oct. 19, Brian T. Allen will discuss how democracies judge art and architecture.

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Reeve Parker, professor emeritus of literatures in English, dies at 89

A. Reeve Parker, professor emeritus of literatures in English in the College of Arts and Sciences and a scholar of British Romanticism, died Sept. 16 in Ithaca, New York, at age 89.

Films to watch for Orange Shirt Day, Sept. 30

Cornell Cinema and the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program suggest films for the Cornell community to watch and reflect on for Orange Shirt Day.

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Ancient texts offer timely lessons on speaking freely

In his new book, “How to Speak Freely,” classicist Michael Fontaine of the College of Arts and Sciences shows that thousands of years ago, Athenians were struggling with the same topics societies struggle with today.

Society for the Humanities celebrates 60 years as incubator for innovative research

Cornell’s Society for the Humanities marked its 60th anniversary Sept. 18-19 with events celebrating six decades of humanities research and collaboration.

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How to speak freely examined in eCornell event Oct. 6

Cornell President Michael I. Kotlikoff and classics professor Mike Fontaine will discuss free speech and leadership Oct. 6 opening the Program on Freedom and Free Societies series.

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Military historian Barry Strauss receives U.S. Naval War College Hattendorf Prize

Strauss received the Hattendorf Prize for lifetime achievements in military history research and writing. 

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Black Critical Thought Symposium to be held Oct. 2

The Black Critical Thought symposium Oct. 2 will feature interdisciplinary faculty and student presentations on Black studies, culminating in a keynote conversation with cultural theorist and poet Fred Moten.

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