Statement on revisions to the academic calendar

Provost Kent Fuchs issued a university statement on revisions to the academic calendar. Changes will go into effect beginning in the spring semester of 2014.

Infosys founder Murthy says entrepreneurs make 'the possibly impossible happen'

Entrepreneurship can transform the world and lift people out of poverty, said N.R. Narayana Murthy, speaking on campus Sept. 10. But an entrepreneur needs leadership and courage. (Sept. 12, 2012)

Mushrooms, wings, experimental designs highlight student fiber arts exhibit

Fashion design major Brandon Wen's edgy piece in the Fiber Arts and Wearable Arts Exhibition was inspired by nature, film and art. But to pull off his vision, he needed help from a Cornell mycologist. (Sept. 12, 2012)

Friedman wins Lilly Poetry Fellowship

Poet Nicholas Friedman, MFA '12, a lecturer in the Department of English, is one of five recipients of a $15,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship, intended to encourage the writing and study of poetry. (Sept. 12, 2012)

Cornell organ on cutting edge of authentic baroque sound

Cornell's baroque organ is the first in the world to be equipped with wind systems that let it reproduce sounds exactly as Bach and other period composers intended. (Sept. 11, 2012)

Corson remembered as courageous 'true intellectual'

Corson, Cornell's eighth president, was remembered as wise, calm and a 'true intellectual' at the Sept. 8 service in Sage Chapel. (Sept. 11, 2012)

Homecoming promises to be a weekend for everyone

Many events scheduled for Homecoming Weekend, Sept. 21-23, including fireworks in Schoellkopf Field Friday evening, will be of interest to students, faculty, staff and members of the local community. (Sept. 10, 2012)

Physics, romance collide in Schwartz Center play

Physics, agoraphobia and romance will entwine for an unusual production at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts next week: 'Emergence,' running Sept. 20-22. (Sept. 10, 2012)

$20 million boosts competitive edge for aid initiative

Arthur Wolcott '49, founder and chairman of Seneca Foods Corp., his wife, Audrey, and the Seneca Foods Foundation have made a $20 million commitment in support of Cornell's Award Match Initiative. (Sept. 10, 2012)