Cornell celebrates electronic music pioneer Robert Moog

“When Machines Rock," a celebration of synthesizer inventor Robert Moog, Ph.D. '65, featured three days of workshops, performances, talks, a new exhibition in Kroch Library, and guest artists including Gary Numan.

New RMC exhibit celebrates black women in media

The exhibit “More than Reported: Images of Black Women from the Cornell Hip Hop Archives” features music and media icons from the 1970s through the early 2000s. It runs through June.

Things to Do, Feb. 28-March 6, 2020

Events this week include legendary guitarist Gary Lucas performing a live film score, the Cornell Symphony Orchestra in Bailey Hall, Locally Grown Dance at the Schwartz Center, and faculty talks on wild honeybees and legalizing cannabis.

Moog festival to feature talks, music, exhibition

To celebrate the opening of the Cornell University Library archive honoring synthesizer pioneer Robert Moog, Ph.D. ’65, the university is hosting “When Machines Rock: A Celebration of Robert Moog and Electronic Music,” March 5-7.

Wikipedia project promotes women artists

The fifth Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon, March 6 at Cornell, invites volunteer editors to improve overall content and gender balance on Wikipedia.

Things to Do, Feb. 21-28, 2020

Events at Cornell include a cat video festival; performances inspired by Taiwanese artist Tong Yang-Tze; a concert and master classes with the Chamber Society of Lincoln Center; and a celebration of Robert Moog.

Things to Do, Feb. 14-21, 2020

Events at Cornell include the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Lecture with Yusef Salaam; pianist Philip Carli and silent films at Cornell Cinema; astrophysicist David Stevenson, Ph.D. '76; and the 2020 Backyard Bird Count.

Exhibit sheds light on railways’ discriminatory history

A new exhibit at Cornell University Library’s Catherwood Library, “The Other Side of the Tracks," exposes the plight of marginalized African American and women railroad workers early in the 20th century.

Atlantic Philanthropies archives open with first batch of files

A treasure trove for scholars of philanthropy and social change is now available at Cornell University Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections as the archive of The Atlantic Philanthropies has gone public.