Former Japanese PM to give talk about Fukushima disaster

Naoto Kan, former prime minister of Japan, will deliver a public lecture, "The Truth about the Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima and the Future of Renewable Energy," Tuesday, March 28.

Cornell ranked among best in U.S. News grad school rankings

The 2018 U.S. News & World Report ranking of graduate schools is out, and Cornell has again landed in the top 10 for English and engineering programs.

Bible's Joseph is topic of lecture March 20 in NYC

Lauren Monroe, associate professor and chair of Near Eastern Studies, speaks on "The Joseph Traditions and the Genesis of Ancient Israel" at the Center for Jewish History March 20 in New York City.

Music and poetry intersect in March 18 concert

The award-winning poetry of Ishion Hutchinson, set to music by graduate student composers, will be featured in a Saturday, March 18 concert in Barnes Hall.

Concert series pays tribute to composers Stucky, Husa

The Cornell University Wind Symphony will pay tribute to the late Steven Stucky and Karel Husa in a series of concerts featuring memorial commissions honoring the former Cornell professors.

Lectures to examine economics in the era of Donald Trump

The Cornell Program on Ethics and Public Life brings two leading economists to campus March 20 and April 17 to examine how what Donald Trump's vision for the U.S. means.

New environment and sustainability major approved

The new major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences was approved March 8 by the Cornell Faculty Senate and, pending state approval, will launch in fall 2018.

Historian to speak on American exceptionalism

New York University historian Greg Grandin will deliver three lectures on American exceptionalism in the Carl Becker Lecture Series, March 21-23.

Basu: Economics of climate change will affect world poverty

Economist Kaushik Basu spoke on “Inequality, Poverty and Climate" at the Perspectives on the Climate Change Challenge seminar March 6.