Undergraduate poetry review eschews literary exclusivity

In the two years since its founding in the summer of 2015, Marginalia, an undergraduate poetry review society, has produced four issues and drawn together undergraduates from all majors and colleges with a shared passion for poetry.

Women's revolt transformed Nigeria, says historian

New research by Judith Byfield, associate professor of history, offers a different lens through which to understand women's political history in post-World War II Nigeria.

CICER brings China experts across campus together

The Cornell Institute for China Economic Research, founded in 2015, helps coordinate the efforts of scholars across campus and supports research to understand economic growth in China.

New book proposes alternative forms of generosity

In his new book Timothy Campbell, professor of Romance studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, asks if gift-giving is a positive or negative force in modern culture.

Cornell team planned cosmic photo shoot of Saturn's moon Pan

The astronomical meets gastronomical: While it resembles a chestnut or ravioli, the new Cassini spacecraft portrait of this extraterrestrial Rorschach is Saturn's small moon, Pan.

Music, poetry, image will come together in Atkinson Forum

“Throughline,” a multimedia performance of music, poetry and image featuring four African-American women artists will be held Tuesday, March 28 in the Kiplinger Theater.

Hutchinson wins National Book Critics Circle poetry award

Assistant professor of English Ishion Hutchinson has won the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry for his 2016 collection "House of Lords and Commons."

Harry Greene explains how to 'walk the Tree of Life'

Some Cornell classes are adopting the "Tree of Life" classification system, which explains the diversity of life by matching and mapping relationships on a branching diagram.

Ambitious first-year students catch the research bug

Many Cornell students pursue research opportunities early in their college careers. Exposing undergraduates to research in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities is a university hallmark.