African scholar Ali Mazrui dies

Influential African scholar Ali Mazrui, an A.D. White Professor-at-Large Emeritus and a senior scholar in Africana studies at Cornell, died Oct. 13. He was 81.

Nobel economics laureate to speak Oct. 24

Nobel economics laureate Robert F. Engle, M.S. ’66, Ph.D. ’69, will give a Sesquicentennial lecture, "The Prospects for Global Financial Stability," Oct. 24.

Workshops help students choose majors

College of Arts and Sciences students face a bewildering array of choices of major and is offering Exploring Majors and Careers workshops to help them decide.

Lurie takes readers inside 'The Language of Houses'

Alison Lurie's new nonfiction book, “The Language of Houses: How Buildings Speak to Us,” explores the influence of buildings on our lives from a cultural, social and emotional perspective.

Human Ecology salutes past, future at NYC sesqui event

More than 200 Cornellians gathered at the College of Human Ecology’s sesquicentennial dinner Oct. 9 in New York City.

Oct. 23 talk will show path to full gender equality

Renowned scholar Claudia Goldin ‘ 67 will address gender equality in the labor market in a Sesquicentennial talk, "A Grand Gender Convergence: Its Last Chapter," Oct. 23.

High school teachers learn to connect students with science

Two dozen high school science teachers from across the state and beyond attended the Xraise Science Teacher Workshop, hosted at the eXploration station behind Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory.

Fuchs will excel as UF president, Skorton says

President David Skorton offers congratulations to Provost Kent Fuchs on his being named the next president of the University of Florida.

International court tries to avert disasters, establish norms

International Criminal Court President Sang-Hyun Song spoke on campus Oct. 9 on the need to make genocide, use of child soldiers, and human rights violations unacceptable.