Cornell's CERIS program provides language and culture outreach to area schools. This year, some 20 languages have been taught in 14 locations, from Mandarin and Macedonian to Kannada and Karen. (April 12, 2011)
Film editor Thelma Schoonmaker '61, who has won Oscars for "Raging Bull" (1980) and "The Aviator" (2004), returned to Cornell on Nov. 19 to show and talk about her work at a tribute event presented by Cornell Cinema.
Want to build your own world? It's only $69.95. That will get you 40,000 virtual acres in cyberspace, where, using computer graphics, you can build any sort of world you like, then invite others to visit.
The George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism for the 1996-97 season will be awarded to Ben Brantley, chief drama critic of The New York Times; Elinor Fuchs, author of The Death of Character (Indiana University Press).
About 50 middle and high school teachers attended the Cornell Science Sampler Series, a free workshop to give teachers ideas for hands-on activities to inspire their students in science. (March 28, 2012)
Making friends in college is not always easy, but for many international students it is even harder considering the language barrier. The Language Pairing Program's new social hours is designed to help. (Feb. 23, 2010)
The trip was organized by the Cornell Public Service Center and conceived by Stephen Paletta '87, whose nonprofit organization, the International Education Exchange, hosted the students. (July 9, 2009)
Emphasizing links between the Ithaca and New York City campuses, alumni joined trustees, administrators and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the Weill Cornell Medical College Oct. 26 to launch the 'public phase' of the university's $4 billion campaign.
"Technology for 21st Century Teaching," offered by Cornell's Office of Distance Learning, will be held Friday, April 3, beginning at 8 p.m. in Room 105 ILR Conference Center, Garden Avenue. There is no registration fee.