Display celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop

The Cornell Hip Hop Collections new display in the rotunda of Cornell University Library’s Rare and Manuscript Collections recognizes a pivotal day in music history.

Music student helps expand Ethiopian nun’s musical legacy

Thomas Feng, a doctoral student in performance practice, is identifying and cataloging the piano music of the late Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru, a composer with a cult following.

Historic caftan augments a diverse fashion collection

The majestic robe owned by the iconic fashion editor André Leon Talley is the latest of several acquisitions that further diversify the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection.

Kheel Center exhibit explores labor-management conflict

Worker Crystal Sutton is highlighted, along with a company’s response to the national boycott she helped spark.

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Group works to make campus windows bird friendly

A group of Cornell staff, alumni, students and volunteers have worked to retrofit windows on a few buildings so birds can recognize and avoid flying into them, with plans to address the issue on more around the Ithaca campus.

Library celebrates 400th year of Shakespeare folio

Cornell University Library will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio, a posthumous publication of his collected plays, by displaying its copy at a special one-day event on April 21.

Art and community: Africana Library exhibits quilts

Cornell University Library has launched a new exhibit that celebrates the African American tradition of quilt making as expressions of artistry, history and community.

New library acquisitions advance academic distinction, diverse scholarship

With an additional $1 million to its 2023 collections budget, Cornell University Library expands resources for scholars.

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Astronomers discover metal-rich galaxies in early universe

Their analysis of James Webb Space Telescope data produced a serendipitous discovery: a previously hidden galaxy that seems to have hosted multiple generations of stars despite its young age, estimated at 1.4 billion years old.