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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
