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Movie posters reflect changing views of witchcraft

Founded three years ago, the Cornell library witchcraft collection now consists of around 1,200 items – mostly posters, but also related movie memorabilia and advertising such as still photographs and flyers.

Insectapalooza explores wild world of bugs Oct. 22

Insectapalooza, a celebration of bizarre, bad and beneficial bugs, will be held at Comstock Hall on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Grant to help dairy farms avoid setbacks from extreme weather

Organic dairy farmers in the Northeast have taken a beating over the last several years due to extreme weather, but a new grant will support a project that aims at solutions.

Provost launches initiatives supporting 'radical collaboration'

To keep Cornell's world-class academic departments at the top of their fields and advance the university's reputation as a premier research institution, Provost Michael Kotlikoff is launching a series of initiatives to enhance faculty hiring.

Symposium honors food prize winners, biofortification work

The symposium, "Biofortification to Alleviate Micronutrient Malnutrition," will be held at the Statler Hotel Amphitheater and G73 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.

Anthropologist Robert Smith, Japan scholar, dies at age 89

Robert J. Smith, Ph.D. ’55, a noted expert in the sociocultural anthropology of Japan, died Oct. 11 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca. He was 89.

Exhibition, talk, film explore a sea of glass

A three-part exhibition examining the art and legacy of the Blaschka glass marine animal collection will open at Mann Library Oct. 27, launched with a talk by Drew Harvell on her new book at 4 p.m.

New book uncovers structures of Chinese prose poetry

Nick Admussen, assistant professor of Chinese literature and culture, has written a new book on contemporary Chinese prose poetry, which interprets and translates modern Chinese prose poems.

Festival celebrates ancient world's impact today

"Sustaining the Antique: a 21st-Century Festival of Classics" Oct. 28-29 in Klarman Hall's Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, examines how the ancient world impacts the modern.

Hatfield talk takes on challenges of drug discovery Oct. 27

George Scangos '70 will discuss how innovative biopharmaceutical companies are developing transformative therapies and working to ensure patients' access to them while meeting the demands of shareholders.

Rawlings, Lombardi address public safety at Student Assembly

Interim President Hunter Rawlings and Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi appeared at the Oct. 13 meeting of the Student Assembly to discuss the university's public safety efforts.

Programs empower women farmers around the world

International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences run several initiatives around the world to improve food security and eradicate rural poverty.