Robert Morgan publishes new novel, poetry collection

Robert Morgan, the Kappa Alpha Professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, has a just-published novel, "Chasing the North Star", on the heels of a recent poetry collection, "Dark Energy."

NEH grant will preserve Afrika Bambaataa archive

A $260,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will help Cornell University Library digitize and make available the seminal hip-hop collection of Afrika Bambaataa.

Kip Thorne to speak on gravitational waves April 6

Kip Thorne, founder of Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory, will give a talk on black holes and gravitational waves April 6, at 5 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.

Rasmussen honored for milk and lactation research

Kathleen Rasmussen, Cornell's Nancy Schlegel Meinig Professor of Maternal and Child Nutrition, won the Macy-György Award at the 18th ISRHML Conference in Stellenbosch, South Africa, March 3-7.

Graduate School's recruitment efforts pay off

To encourage prospective students and ease the transition for new graduate students, the Graduate School offers a number of recruitment programs that provide a roadmap for success.

Cornell water tests safe despite lead controversy nearby

With lead reported in Tompkins County communities and schools, the faculty, students and staff have been asking, 'Is Cornell’s water safe to drink?' Yes, said Chris Bordlemay, the university's water manager.

Music department's curriculum playing a new tune

With the music department's new curriculum, students will now find a more flexible route through the program and an emphasis on improvisation and other techniques.

Author Ron Chernow discusses hip-hop musical 'Hamilton'

The best-selling author of "Alexander Hamilton" spoke to Weill Cornell Medicine students March 1 about his collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda on the wildly popular musical.

Cornell takes big red pen to Wikipedia life sciences content

Students, staff and faculty came together on March at Mann Library to improve the quality of agriculture and life sciences content on Wikipedia.