With CLEO detector gone, CHESS facility looks back, ahead

After 30 years and more than 500 peer-reviewed publications, the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source's CLEO detector has been removed and will resume data-collection at Jefferson Lab in Virginia.

Jamaica and music infuse Ishion Hutchinson's poetry

Assistant professor of English Ishion Hutchinson discusses his writing, and "the anguish of getting the music right,” for his new collection of poetry, “House of Lords and Commons.”

Things to Do, Dec. 9-Jan. 20

Events on campus and in Ithaca include exhibits at the Johnson Museum, Uris Hall and Mann and Olin libraries; a community-wide exploration of human origins, and the first Soup and Hope of 2017.

Bob Clark '51 bequeaths $3M for heavyweight rowing

Cornell rowing alumnus Bob Clark '51 has bequeathed $3 million to establish an endowed fund to support the Big Red heavyweight rowing program.

2017 Cornell United Way campaign passes halfway mark

The 2017 Cornell United Way Campaign has passed the halfway mark of its $750,000 goal for the 2016-17 academic year.

2016 Flexible Spending Account reminders

The deadline for submitting medical expenses for 2016 medical Flexible Spending Accounts is Dec. 16; Dec. 16 is also the deadline for contract college employees to enroll in a medical or dependent care FSA for 2017.

Two humanists receive prestigious MLA awards

Marilyn Migiel and Caroline Levine, faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences, will be honored by the Modern Language Association at the group’s annual convention Jan. 7.

Cornell to host 2019 Science Olympiad national tourney

Cornell has been selected to host the national 2019 Science Olympiad, which will bring 2,500 high school students from across the U.S. to a unique competition.

Quiñonez on influence: Stories 'made to be stolen'

Associate professor of English Ernesto Quiñonez discussed authors using similar themes and characters in "The Fingerprints of Influence," a talk in the Creative Writing Program's "In A Word" series.