Events this week include a conference for international dramatists, jazz and big band swing, new science fiction films at Cornell Cinema, a talk on building sustainable communities and a reading by MFA writers.
To better support event planners, the university is revising its procedures effective July 1, and updating its online tools this summer to allow more time for planning and provide a more predictable structure of security costs.
New trail signage and a requirement for new students to watch Cornell's online gorge safety video are meant to facilitate emergency responses and curtail swimming, going off trail or engaging in other risky practices in Ithaca's gorges.
Local animal shelters received a course in disaster preparedness at a College of Veterinary Medicine workshop aimed at safeguarding pets should a crisis strike the area.
Five large introductory lecture courses will be transformed to include a larger share of activities that engage students to learn by doing rather than passive listening.
