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Mitchell Jackson speaks at annual MLK Commemoration Jan. 23

Author and activist Mitchell S. Jackson of New York University is the featured speaker at the 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Commemoration, Jan. 23 in Sage Chapel.

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New volume offers a wider view of Africa

"Global Africa: Into the Twenty-First Century” offers an image of Africa at odds with the Western narrative of a backward continent.

Circus musical ‘Pippin’ at Schwartz Center Jan. 12-14

An Ithaca-area youth community theater company will present the circus musical "Pippin" from Jan. 12-14 at Cornell’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

Saturn's moon Titan sports Earth-like features

In two new papers, Cornell researchers find several insights into the topography of Saturn's moon, Titan. 

Research reveals ‘shocking’ weakness of lab courses

Researchers from Cornell and Stanford find that introductory physics labs as currently structured don't help students learn physics.

Jewish Studies Program holds two NYC events in 2018

The Jewish Studies Program and the Center for Jewish History in New York City will present events Jan. 8 and March 28, 2018.

NASA picks Cornell-led astrobiology science mission as finalist

Astronomer Steve Squyres is the principal investigator for the proposed space mission CAESAR, which would collect and return part of a comet.

Composer Roberto Sierra wins top Spanish prize

Roberto Sierra, professor of music, has been awarded Spain's Tomás Luis de Victoria Prize, the highest honor given in Spain to a composer.

NIH grant seeks to improve treatment for mid- and late-life depression

A $4 million, four-year grant will support a new research center to develop improved treatments for middle-age and older adults suffering from depression.