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Contrapunkt concert showcases student composers Oct. 19

An Oct. 19 concert by Contrapunkt, Cornell's group for undergraduate student composers, will include music from various genres from opera to electronic to classical using diverse instruments.

Peter Lepage wins prestigious Sakurai Prize in physics

Professor of physics Peter Lepage has won the$10,000 J.J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics for his inventive applications of quantum field theory to particle physics.

Entrepreneurship Summit NYC set for Nov. 6

The fourth Cornell Entrepreneurship Summit NYC on Nov. 6 will feature will feature 11 entrepreneurial business leaders speaking in 15-minute TED-style talks about their entrepreneurial journeys.

Students host Mental Health Awareness Week Oct. 16-23

Students have organized Mental Health Awareness Week Oct. 16-23 to draw attention to the need for students to take advantage of campus services to help them cope with stress and other issues.

Educators meet to bolster undergrad STEM outreach

Educators from around the nation with a strong desire to promulgate scientific knowledge and teach tomorrow’s teachers met to learn new ways to train undergraduate students in effective instruction.

Cornell Council for the Arts awards 33 project grants

The Cornell Council for the Arts awarded grants to support 33 faculty- and student-led art projects being presented on campus in academic year 2015‐16.

Engineering to host sesquicentennial celebration Oct. 23-25

Cornell Engineering celebrates its legacy of leadership and innovation weekend of sesquicentennial celebration events Oct. 23-24 with panels and festivities throughout the weekend.

Birth control procedure carries heightened risk

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators found that women who choose to be sterilized using surgical permanent birth control versus getting their tubes tied have a 10-fold risk of follow-up surgery.

On the rise and sale of a family-owned business

Eric Allyn, former chairman of the board of medical technology maker Welch Allyn, spoke Oct. 8 about the recent sale of the company and the internal workings of the business prior to the sale.

Cornell conference confronts food security challenges

The second International Conference on Global Food Security held Oct. 11-14 at Cornell confronts elements of human welfare and environmental concerns connected with feeding billions more people.

Peter Lepage to lead education, innovation at Arts and Sciences

Peter Lepage, professor of physics and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will serve as the college’s first director of education innovation.

Misreading Frost, rethinking the lyric in new poetry books

In their new books, English professors Jonathan Culler and David Orr add to the field of poetry studies with a sweeping history of lyric poetry and a deep analysis of Robert Frost's most famous poem.