Cornell graduate students march on Washington

On April 20, Cornell graduate students and Weill Cornell Medicine students on Capitol Hill for a day of conversations on student loans, STEM education, immigration policy and the future of medicine.

Clarke, Brann explore 'Blacks and Jews in America'

Kenneth Clarke and Ross Brann led an April 18 event, “Blacks and Jews in America: A Conversation,” that considered the history of a complex relationship.

Showcase honors engaged students, faculty

Undergraduate and graduate students and faculty presented 42 projects that highlight the breadth and depth of community engagement at the fourth annual Community Engagement Showcase April 11.

Actor, communicator Alan Alda to lecture, give workshops

Actor, director and writer Alan Alda will return to campus May 16-18 and will deliver a lecture on ways to effectively communicate science so anyone can understand it.

Things to Do, April 22-29, 2016

Events on campus this week include a gender-reversed Gilbert and Sullivan play, Renaissance and compost fairs, and talks on building healthy housing and legal responses to catastrophic events.

Office Professionals event focuses on gratitude, service

Nearly 600 attended the Jennie T. Farley Office Professionals Celebration April 20 at Barton Hall with many taking home prizes for a variety of goods and services.

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores roots of religious violence

Jonathan Sacks, professor, philosopher and former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, lectured on his most recent best-selling book, “Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence” April 20.

Four elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Four Cornell faculty members are among 213 national and international scholars, artists, philanthropists and business leaders elected new fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

AOL-Cornell Tech lab pioneers new content technology

Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech announced April 20 “Immersive Recommendations,” where a user opts in to a tool that translates personal digital traces into content recommendations.