Sports historian Steven Riess, Northeastern Illinois University, will deliver the inaugural Harold Seymour Lecture in Sports History on April 21, discussing Seymour's writing of baseball history. (April 12, 2010)
Students living in Cornell's William Keeton House are partnering Ithaca Children's Garden in Cass Park. Their first project: building a greenhouse from more than 900 plastic bottles. (April 12, 2010)
Native American dancers clad in leather and feathers danced to the beat of one drum as they showcased years of Native American history at the 10th annual Iroquois Smoke Dance held April 10. (April 12, 2010)
From tiny chinchilla 'pocket pets' to large dairy cows, animals of all sizes were on display at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine April 10 for the 44th annual open house. (April 12, 2010)
Family law surrounding cohabiting couples fails to protect the people who are most vulnerable, said Cynthia Bowman at an April 6 event celebrating her new book, 'Unmarried Couples, Law and Public Policy.' (April 9, 2010)
Robert L. Harris, professor of African-American history at Cornell since 1975, will be the next director of the Africana Studies and Research Center starting July 1.
Jessica Ye '12 and Sophia Porrino '11 have received 2010 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, which cover tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to $7,500 per year. (April 8, 2010)
Linda Macaulay, one of the world's foremost bird recordists and an associate at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, wins the Arthur A. Allen Award for Outstanding Service to Ornithology.
Throughout April students at Cornell and the University of Washington will vie to see which school can build the most complete 3-D model of campus buildings. (April 8, 2010)
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil (1995-2003), spoke about globalization and technology as the Bartels World Affairs Fellowship lecturer in Call Auditorium April 7. (April 8, 2010)
Events on campus this week include: Native American Smokedance competition, Vet College open house, Big Red Relief concert for Haiti, MTV media expert and several sustainability-related lectures. (April 8, 2010)