On Sept. 13, the College of Arts and Sciences Humanities Lecture series presents Niklaus Largier speaking on Robert Musil, mysticism, and the invention of aesthetic experience. (Sept. 2, 2011)
James (Jim) D. Hazzard, director emeritus of alumni affairs at Cornell, died Aug. 11 at his home in Ithaca; he was 84. A memorial service is slated for Oct. 2, 1 p.m., in Sage Chapel. (Sept. 2, 2011)
Cornell scientists led by Itai Cohen, associate professor of physics, have explored why these fluids behave like they do by watching how micron-sized suspended particles dance in real time and space. (Sept. 1, 2011)
The Mellon Foundation is renewing its support for the Central New York Humanities Corridor for three more years with a $1 million grant. Cornell is a member of the interdisciplinary partnership. (Sept. 1, 2011)
A New York tech campus would stimulate the city's economy as well as pose new academic and research opportunities for faculty and students based in Ithaca, say university leaders.
Sharon H. Kim and Christopher Yenkey, both Ph.D. '11, received the Academy of Management's William H. Newman Awards for their papers based on their dissertation research. (Aug. 31, 2011)
English professor Molly Hite and garden photographer David McDonald presented 'Literature, Life, Gardens: The Influence of Vita Sackville-West' Aug. 24. (Aug. 31, 2011)
Seven New York state grade school and high school teachers took part in an educational tour of Eastern Europe, thanks to Cornell's Institute for European Studies. (Aug. 31, 2011)
