Activist, theologian Osagyefo Sekou to lecture, perform

Activist, theologian, musician and public intellectual Rev. Osagyefo Sekou will lecture on "The Task of the Artist in the Time of Monsters," Jan. 30 at 4:45 pm in 142 Goldwin Smith Hall.

Conference to explore Jonathan Culler's work on the lyric

On Feb. 3-4, the English department will host an international conference to address the theoretical impact and importance of the groundbreaking "Theory of the Lyric" by professor Jonathan Culler.

Linguist Herbert L. Kufner dies at 88

Linguistics professor Herbert L. Kufner, Ph.D. ’56, died on Oct. 20, 2016, in Unterhaching, Germany. He was 88.

Group uses its own 'toolset' to probe chemical responses

Using a chemical "toolset" it developed, a Cornell group reports the ability to track a single protein's response to a chemical, which has implications in the emerging field of precision medicine.

Mellon grant extends collaborative seminar series

An Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant of $1.1 million will extend the interdisciplinary seminar series Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities, established in 2014.

19 Cornell faculty chosen as 2017 Public Voices fellows

Cornell’s Public Voices Thought Leadership Fellowship Program seeks to increase the public impact of top underrepresented thinkers in the U.S. and to help them contribute to public conversations.

New host-microbe institute connects campus researchers

The university launched the Cornell Institute of Host-Microbe Interactions and Disease, an organization that connects the community of Cornell researchers studying host-microbe biology and disease.

New Digital CoLab applies tech to humanities research

The Digital CoLab, in 701 Olin Library, will launch with an open house on Jan. 27 from 4 to 6 p.m., with demonstrations of Raspberry Pis and Arduinos, information about upcoming workshops.

Wolfgang Holdheim, law and literature pioneer, dies at 90

W. Wolfgang Holdheim, the Frederic J. Whiton Professor of Liberal Studies Emeritus, died Nov. 12, 2016, in Reston, Virginia, at the age of 90.