Things to Do, Aug. 31-Sept. 7, 2018

Events this week include CU Downtown on the Ithaca Commons, "Nuclear Visions" at Cornell Cinema, the Farmers' Market at Cornell, a fall opening reception at the Johnson Museum, and a book talk on refugee policy with María Cristina García.

New exhibit finds art in unusual places

A new exhibit of large-format photographs in a style artists Iftikhar Dadi and Elizabeth Dadi call "tilism" runs through Sept. 26.

In historic shift, women comprise half of engineering undergrads

The College of Engineering now enrolls equal numbers of undergraduate women and men, a historic shift after decades of underrepresentation in the field.

Alumnus David Duffield to be honored by Engineering

Engineer and entrepreneur David A. Duffield ’62, MBA ’64, will be given the inaugural Cornell Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award Tuesday, Sept. 4.

Physics theory used to predict crowd behavior

Researchers at Cornell have developed a highly accurate mathematical approach to predict the behavior of crowds of living creatures.

Atkinson Center offers leadership program for real-world impact

The Atkinson Sustainability Leadership Program will help postdoctoral researchers and graduate students translate ideas from the academy into real-world impact.

Design team creates an efficient little library in Buffalo

A permanent outdoor mini-library in a community garden in Buffalo was created by associate professor of architecture Caroline O’Donnell’s design firm.

Field research leads to surprising results for historian

Historian Mostafa Minawi spent seven months in Sudan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Somalia and Djibouti, tracking down details for his new book. The most surprising thing he found, he said, was how alive that history is in some areas.

Book traces influence of Southern white politicians on the US

A new book reveals the influence of Southern white supremacists on national public policy from Reconstruction to the New Deal to today.