Ian Balfour lectures on Romanticism and freedom

President David Skorton will discuss challenges, game-changing strategies and new innovations and discoveries at a Cornell event March 14 in Los Angeles. (Feb. 3, 2011)

200 students offer cheek samples for Cornell's genetic ancestry project

Events on campus this week include Ithaca Darwin Days, events at the Johnson Museum, lectures on religion and democracy, Africa and China, and the gender pay gap, and Greenberg's 'The Author's Voice.' (Feb. 3, 2011)

Digitization grants open for second year

Hansen Clarke overcame the odds to earn his degree in art and discovered an interest in politics that led to a career in public service and his recent election to the U.S. House of Representatives. (Feb. 2, 2011)

Professors clash with war veteran over U.S. military presence in Afghanistan

Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to propose project to digitize collections that will support visual learning, teaching and research. (Feb. 2, 2011)

Sustainable energy systems minor now offered

Two professors disagreed with a war veteran over what the United States should do next in Afghanistan. Their roundtable discussion took place Jan. 31 in the A.D. White House. (Feb. 2, 2011)

Segal discusses how psychotherapy works in NYC lecture

Harry Segal, senior lecturer in psychology, lectured to a large New York City audience on 'What is Psychotherapy (and how does it work)?' at One Day University Jan. 22. (Jan. 31, 2011)

Mellon Foundation provides $2 million for career preparation fellowships

The Mellon Foundation has given Cornell $2 million for pre- and postdoctoral fellowships to help improve the career chances of humanities scholars from underrepresented communities.

Students launch national blog on foreign affairs

To celebrate the launch of the new student blog about foreign affairs, The Diplomacist, two Cornell professors and a war veteran will discuss Afghanistan at a talk, Jan. 31. (Jan. 31, 2011)

Trustees approve tuition and fees for 2011-12

The Cornell Board of Trustees approved an across-the-board tuition increase of $1,875 for all of the university's undergraduate students for the 2011-12 academic year. (Jan. 30, 2011)