Texts, recordings, videos and performances to explore the function and meaning of sound (and silence) within diverse religious traditions in Kim Haines-Eitzen’s "Sound, Silence and the Sacred" class.
At the Fall Diversity in Scholarship and Engagement Symposium Dec. 7, a Cornell faculty member gave advice for minority students on how to get through graduate school and succeed in academic careers.
Brian Eugenio Herrera, a Princeton theater professor and performer, and Chris Jones, theater critic for the Chicago Tribune, were named winners of the 2014-15 George Jean Nathan Award.
The Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council has won $500 million over the next five years in New York's Upstate Revitalization Initiative. Cornell will be involved in about $100 million worth of key projects funded by the grant.
Scientists offered a behind-the-scenes look at the New Horizons mission to Pluto on campus Dec. 2. It took New Horizons itself almost 10 years to cover the 4.67 billion miles to Pluto.
Electron microscope images show how mollusks build the incredibly strong and beautiful material found inside their shells, offering new ideas for man-made materials.
The physical sciences at Cornell University jumped to No. 9 among institutions worldwide, up from No. 15 last year, according to the Times Higher Education 2015-16 World University Rankings.
A new book by Tom Gilovich, the Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, offers advice on wisdom and insight into people and circumstances affecting them.
