'Radical collaboration' through machine learning

Trevor Pinch, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Science and Technology Studies, spent the fall 2016 semester on sabbatical at Cornell Tech in New York City, where he began collaborating with Serge Belongie, professor of computer science at Cornell Tech.

Library study honors Interim President Hunter Rawlings

A bright office space overlooking the Arts Quad and Goldwin Smith Hall on the sixth floor of Olin Library was dedicated the Hunter R. Rawlings III Research Study March 3.

PCCW symposium looks at food ethics, small farms

Cornellians gathered March 4 for talks on food ethics by Andrew Chignell, visiting associate professor of philosophy, and on small farms by Anu Rangarajan, director of the Cornell Small Farms Program.

Musicologist revives dance in French Baroque opera

When the Boston Early Music Festival needed advice on how to revive the French baroque opera "Le Carnaval de Venise" for its 2017 season, the artistic directors turned to Cornell musicologist Rebecca Harris-Warrick.

Artist and activist Melanie Cervantes to visit Cornell

Artist and activist Melanie Cervantes will give a public talk March 14 at 4:40 p.m. on the fourth floor of Rockefeller Hall as part of her weeklong campus visit.

Arts and Sciences releases proposal for new curriculum

The Curriculum Review Committee in the College of Arts and Sciences on March 7 released a draft Arts and Sciences curriculum proposal organized around modes of inquiry rather than topical content.

Ride-sharing study findings are scalable to different cities

Using data from millions of taxi trips, a group that included math professor Steven Strogatz applies a natural rescaling law to predict the ride-sharing potential for four major cities.

New book offers grassroots view of Egypt's uprising

Rebekah Maggor, assistant professor of performing and media arts, has co-edited "Tahrir Tales: Plays from the Egyptian Revolution," co-edited with linguist Mohammed Albakry.

Renowned spoken word poet Porsha O to perform March 9

Performance artist Porsha "O" Olayiwola, who focuses on the injustice of violence against black women and girls and how it is too often ignored, will perform her spoken-word poetry March 9 at Cornell.