Activist, scholar and writer Barbara Ransby led a community conversation April 8 about the state of the current civil rights movement in the U.S., including the "black lives matter" push.
At the 60th Service Recognition Dinner – the last one he and Robin Davisson would host and Vice President Susan Murphy would emcee – President David Skorton recognized 368 staff members who have served Cornell for 25, 30, 35, 40 or more years.
President Skorton announced that a floor of the University Health Services facility will be named in honor of Vice President Susan H. Murphy ’73, Ph.D. ’94, at a gathering held April 7 to celebrate her career.
Events this week include a one-day exhibit of three historic Lincoln documents at Cornell; a concert exploring the Thirty Years’ War, and documentaries at Cornell Cinema and Cinemapolis.
Splash! at Cornell on April 18 will offer more than 100 courses for middle and high school students in one day, all taught by Cornell students - everything from hip-hop to history.
A number of events will be held this month to build awareness of sexual assault/violence, harassment and stalking, and to advance a positive sexual climate on campus that works to eliminate sexual violence.
The College of Architecture, Art and Planning’s New York City program has moved into a new space in the Standard Oil Building, a historic landmark overlooking lower Manhattan.
A two-day film symposium will celebrate the late professor Robert Ascher’s contributions to visual anthropology, film and animation April 17-18. The event is free and open to the public.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded Cornell $18.5 million for a project that will give modular, open-source breeding software resources to plant breeders in the developing world.
