Events this week include interactive art in Sibley Hall, Civic Leader Fellow project reports, a reception at the Johnson Museum for new exhibits focused on Japan, and a hip-hop dance workshop series.
The Institute for the Social Sciences' new three-year theme project will examine causes and outcomes of U.S. mass incarceration and contribute to the prison reform policy debates on incarceration.
A new book co-written by Morten Christiansen offers a revolutionary, unifying framework to understand the processing, acquisition and evolution of language.
Cornell researchers will develop the first high-resolution carbon monitoring system for East Africa that combines “bottom up” ecological modeling with “top down” satellite data, thanks to a three-year, $1 million NASA grant.
In their new books, English professors Jonathan Culler and David Orr add to the field of poetry studies with a sweeping history of lyric poetry and a deep analysis of Robert Frost's most famous poem.
Jonathan Lunine says the discovery of preserved organics on the Red Planet is a call for new tests directly targeting biosignatures on the Martian surface.
Cornell’s newly admitted class of freshmen is the most diverse and international in its 150-year history, with prospective undergraduates representing 100 nations from around the world, based on citizenship.
“Asiamnesia,” being presented online April 15-17 by the Department of Performing and Media Arts, explores the stereotypes that plague Asian/Asian American actresses throughout their careers, but also celebrates their versatility and endurance.
In a message to students, President Skorton announced that effective next fall, the university would be introducing a student health fee for those not enrolled in the Cornell Student Health Insurance Plan.
