A leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement, Le Vent du Nord will perform in the first Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series (DMCCS) on Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall.
Helping to combat the rising threat of antibiotic resistance, Cornell biologists have identified a surprising mechanism that weakens bacteria from within—an insight that could guide the next generation of antibiotics as drug resistance rises worldwide.
A four-day event featuring films, panels, workshops, the unveiling of a mural and other activities will celebrate the 70th anniversary of her degree, life and work. “Toni Morrison: Literature and Public Life” will take place Sept. 18-21.
Jean Frantz Blackall, a Cornell faculty member from 1958-94 who in 1971 became the first woman to receive tenure in what was then the Department of English, in the College of Arts and Sciences, died July 15 in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was 97.
Ethan Duvall, an inaugural Semlitz Family Sustainability Fellow, has launched a nonprofit aimed at protecting biodiversity and culture in the Amazon Rainforest. Among their on-the-ground initiatives, they are working alongside local and Indigenous communities to strengthen green economic initiatives.
Science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow will visit Cornell Sept. 11-19 as an A.D. White Professor at Large, taking part in several events on campus and in the community.
The Employee Assembly presented the award to Adrienne Mason, the administrative director for two departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, on Aug.29.
The eighth annual Celebration of Statistics and Data Science features nine speakers and celebrates Cornell’s rich history in statistics, data science, and mathematics.
