Mathematician Eugene Dynkin dies at 90

Eugene Dynkin, the A.R. Bullis Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, died Nov. 14 at Cayuga Medical Center.

Panelists debate: Is democracy the end of history?

Twenty-five years ago public intellectual Francis Fukuyama ’74 wrote an essay called “The End of History.” A campus panel Nov. 18 challenged many of Fukuyama's premises.

Cornell Rewind: 'Above all nations is humanity'

Organized by Modesto Quiroga, Cornell’s Cosmopolitan Club first met Nov. 10, 1904, in Barnes Hall, with 60 students attending. For the next five decades, the Cosmopolitan Club fostered international awareness and elevated peaceful thoughts.

Author discusses role of archeologist spies during WWII

Author Susan Allen discussed her book, “Classical Spies: American Archaeologists with the OSS in World War II Greece,” on campus Nov. 13.

Officials talk 'reasonable suspicion' in Ferguson forum

The Africana Studies and Research Center held its second forum on issues arising from death of Michael Brown’s death Nov. 17. The event focused on law enforcement, training and policies.

Expedition returns from Anatolia: 1908

A 14-month expedition by three Cornellians in the eastern Mediterranean in 1907 captured ancient Hittite inscriptions.

Contests ask undergrads to write, film Cornell stories

A pair of contests is seeking undergraduates willing to explore and share their Cornell experiences in the form of an essay or a video.

Cochran to lecture on 'greatest Cornellian' Hu Shih

Sherman Cochran, the Hu Shih Professor of Chinese History Emeritus, will lecture on “The Greatest Cornellian: Hu Shih, Class of 1914" on Nov. 20.

Matthew Evangelista on the 'American Way of Bombing'

Air warfare "norms" are still evolving, authors say in "American Way of Bombing."