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Book examines violence against Chilean students

Historian Raymond Craib's "The Cry of the Renegade: Politics and Poetry in Interwar Chile" offers a vivid view of the early and difficult history of Chile’s student anarchists.

Janet Reno '60, first female U.S. attorney general, dies at 78

Janet Reno ’60, who went from leading Cornell's Women's Student Government Association to becoming the United States' first female attorney general, died from complications of Parkinson's disease Nov. 7. She was 78.

Vietnam ambassador to discuss foreign policy challenges

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, permanent representative of Vietnam to the U.N., will speak on "Vietnam in the 21st Century," Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 4:30 p.m. in Philip Lewis Auditorium, G76 Goldwin Smith Hall.

Campus activities to focus on veterans, military personnel

Cornell is honoring veterans and military personnel through an array of activities leading up to and including Veterans Day, Nov. 11. And for the first time, Cornell has lit McGraw Tower green to honor veterans.

Cornell eases water use restrictions but urges conservation

Cornell has lowered its water use restriction to a water use advisory, which means water conservation efforts are now strongly encouraged but not required.

Trump a 'grave danger' to U.S., Munday lecturer says

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eugene Robinson reflected on "Election 2016: Who’s Up, Who’s Down and What’s Really Going On" as this year's Munday Distinguished Lecturer Oct. 27.

Introducing new members of the faculty for 2016-17

Introducing new members of Cornell's faculty for 2016-17.

Musicologist Piekut publishes book on improvisation

The two-volume "Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies" feature distinguished senior and emerging scholars from across the human, social and natural sciences.

Study challenges model of Alzheimer's disease progression

Researchers provide unprecedented evidence that basal forebrain pathology precedes and predicts both entorhinal pathology and memory impairment in people with Alzheimer's disease.

Students of ancient theater to stage 'Oedipus' Nov. 10-12

Sophocles' tragedy "Oedipus (Tyrannus)," translated and directed by professor of classics Frederick Ahl, will be performed on campus Nov. 10-12 by students in Ahl's course Ancient Theatre Performance.

Faculty give their take on an unsettling presidential election

Anxiety, distrust, rigged elections, polarization, demographic change and racial resentment are all themes surrounding America’s 2016 presidential election, according to a Nov. 1 panel discussion.

Things to Do, Nov. 4-11, 2016

Event this week include book talks on aging and emotions and artist Cy Twombley's inspirations; Mac Benford on "Bound for Glory"; "Sonic Sea" at Cornell Cinema; and plays written "After Orlando."