Longtime Cornell benefactor and adviser Earl Flansburgh '53, B.Arch. '54, died Feb. 3 from Parkinson's disease. A memorial service will be held Feb. 20 in Cambridge, Mass. (Feb. 11, 2009)
Artist Peter Gerakaris, BFA '03, has created a tropically themed art installation at a community gallery on Roosevelt Island, commissioned to coincide with the Cornell Tech groundbreaking celebration.
On Sept. 14 University Architect Gilbert Delgado will introduce the architectural firm Office dA, which has been selected to investigate ways to address bridge-related accidents and suicides on and near campus. (Sept. 12, 2010)
Events on campus this week include an architecture roadshow; the Alloy Orchestra scoring three silent films; a roundtable on Ebola's impact on Africa; and international readings on World War I.
Six undergraduates spent spring break in Harlem building a sensory garden for children through Alternative Breaks, which promotes service learning through direct engagement with various communities.
Students are working around the clock to prepare their original clothing designs for the April 27 Cornell Fashion Collective spring runway show in Barton Hall.
Steve Squyres ’78, Ph.D. ’81, who has taught astronomy, conducted research and chaperoned two Mars rovers to Earth’s rust-colored neighbor, will retire from Cornell Sept. 22.
Cellist Adrianne Ngam, an architecture major, won the fifth annual Cornell Concerto Competition Dec. 14 in Barnes Hall. She will be featured in a March 1 concert with the Cornell Symphony Orchestra. (Dec. 18, 2008)
Dance faculty member Byron Suber's newest project, combining dance with experimental video and music, will utilize the talents of students, local youth, community members and professionals. (Oct. 11, 2012)