Murray to present on art history at 2015 Beijing Forum

Timothy Murray, the Taylor Family Director of the Society for the Humanities, will present “In the Name of the Hero" at an art history panel Nov. 8 at the 2015 Beijing Forum in Beijing, China.

Resource fair connects Cornell with local community

Several Cornell organizations gathered at a resource fair in downtown Ithaca Oct. 30 to share information with the Ithaca and Tompkins County communities about ways the university contributes to them.

A-plus potatoes may lead to more nutritious cassava

Boyce Thompson Institute are working to apply a method that boosts beta-carotene into in potatoes to cassava plants. Biofortified cassava could help alleviate vitamin A deficiency in children.

'Living' set takes playgoers 'On the Verge' Nov. 12-21

In the Department of Performing and Media Arts production of “On the Verge” (Nov. 12-21), trees sway, leaves rustle and the stage comes alive.

Cornell nanomaterials lab opens doors to public

The 4,000-square-foot Center for Nanomaterials Engineering and Technology is open for business with students, researchers and companies looking to use its state-of-the-art equipment.

Velvets archive now underground at Cornell Library

Twenty-five boxes of Velvet Underground material recently were donated to the library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections by collector and author Johan Kugelberg.

Library and music collector have 'simpatico' missions

The donation of a Velvet Underground archive continues collector, historian and author Johan Kugelberg's partnership with Cornell University Library.

Anindita Banerjee kickstarts Russian sci-fi

Anindita Banerjee, associate professor of comparative literature, launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund translation of Russian science fiction spanning the revolution to the 1990s.

Provost tackles 'the challenge and art' of charting the future

Michael I. Kotlikoff discusses his role as the university's chief academic officer, the strategic planning process he will lead for Cornell and how his experience as a dean has prepared him for this job.