More Cornellians live in the Northeast corridor than anywhere else in the world. The Division of Alumni Affairs and Development is expanding its New York City focus to better reach them. (May 26, 2010)
Maureen Quilligan, the Department of English’s M.H. Abrams Distinguished Visiting Professor, will present “When Women Ruled the World: the Synergies of Female Sovereignty in the Renaissance” Nov. 5.
Influential composer and conductor Karel Husa, who taught at Cornell for 38 years and conducted major orchestras as well as campus ensembles, died Dec. 14 in North Carolina. He was 95.
Alumni experts and several faculty members addressed 470 Cornellians and friends April 30 at the "A New Wave of Innovation" event, in Mountain View, Calif.
Events on campus include the sixth annual town-gown awards, the Cornell Concerto Competition, classical and jazz performances, and "Casablanca" in Willard Straight Hall.
To help introduce new members of the university's faculty to the Cornell community, the Cornell Chronicle is publishing brief new-faculty profiles for the 2014-15 academic year.
Plant breeder Ronnie Coffman has sown seeds of scientific and social change across continents and generations. Now his efforts are being recognized with the inaugural World Agriculture Prize.
Events on campus this week include a book talk on the American Dream, 150 bugs at Insectapalooza, The Big Draw at the Johnson Museum, a classic horror film in Sage Chapel and Halloween treats.