ITHACA, N.Y. -- Colin Rowe, one of architecture's most influential scholars and one of its leading commentators, will be honored with a Festschrift April 26-28 at Cornell University. Rowe, the Andrew Dickson White Professor of Architecture Emeritus, taught at Cornell from 1962 to 1990. He will speak April 28 at 10:30 a.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall. The Festschrift, an academic tribute reserved for noted faculty, will attract scholars and practitioners from across the United States and Great Britain and feature four major addresses, a panel discussion and eight papers delivered by Rowe's former students and colleagues. Many of the activities will examine the teaching of architecture education and urban design, issues of importance to Rowe.
Barbara Lang, founder of The Etiquette Factor, and Mary Opperman, vice president for human resources and safety services, thank office professionals for their positive impact on the lives of others. (April 27, 2012)
When Anisa Draboo receives her master's degree in International Development from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning on May 29, she will be the first Cornell University graduate among a new group of dedicated international students studying ways to make the most troubled areas of the world more livable. The students in the group know some of the world's worst problems firsthand -- and they have an extra dose of motivation to find the solutions.
Biddy Martin, the chair of Cornell University's Department of German Studies for the past two years, has been appointed associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1.
The Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo featured 18 teams of elementary school students from upstate New York who displayed their working LEGO models. (Feb. 1, 2010)
The institute, which opened its labs and offices in 2008, is part of Cornell's New Life Sciences Initiative to drive revolutionary advances in the life sciences. (Sept. 15, 2010)
Students are learning archaeological methods and getting their hands dirty at a former Seneca Indian village in Geneva, N.Y., as part of a summer session course in Iroquois archaeology. (June 22, 2007)
Cornell historian Durba Ghosh discussed how the Pakistan floods affect foreign aid and the peace process between India and Pakistan Sept. 8 in a lecture, which was followed by a panel discussion. (Sept. 13, 2010)
The Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration were created to inspire the next generation of explorers seeking to learn more about planets, and possibly life, around other stars. (Sept. 5, 2008)