Conference to explore theater in translation

“Drama Across Borders: The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Theater in Translation” will be held May 11-12.

It’s who you know: social connections boost applicants, organizations they join

MBA applicants with a personal endorsement have a leg up on their competition and go on to support their university at higher rates, according to new research by Ben A. Rissing,assistant professor of organizational behavior.

Former VP Cheney gives wide-ranging talk, Q&A

Former Vice President Dick Cheney gives a brief talk, then answers questions submitted in advance by students for more than an hour in an event co-sponsored by the Cornell Republicans, May 1 at Call Auditorium.

Mayfest features Chiaroscuro Quartet, May 18-22

The Mayfest chamber music festival brings “a shock to the ears of the best kind” to Ithaca audiences from classics to modern jazz May 18-22.

New York State Senate names Kathryn Boor a 2018 Woman of Distinction

The New York Senate named Kathryn J. Boor ’80, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, a 2018 Woman of Distinction May 1. 

Lanny Joyce recognized for energy efforts

Lanny Joyce, director of Utilities and Energy Management for the Division of Facilities and Campus Services, has been named the staff sustainability champion for April.

Staff News

Railway records document more than a century of seismic labor shifts

The Kheel Center’s railroad collections tell stories about the seismic shifts, catalyzed by railroads, that shaped the modern age.

Two on faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Chemistry professor Hector Abruña and plant geneticist Susan McCouch have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, which recognizes distinguished achievement in original research. 

President Pollack issues updates on three key initiatives

President Martha Pollack issued updates May 2 on the Presidential Task Force on Campus Climate; the Consensual Relationships Policy Committee; and the President’s Visioning Committee on Cornell in New York City.