Events this week include the 17th annual Labor Roundtable; artist and filmmaker Malena Szlam; music and artistry of Indonesia; a hands-on data visualization workshop; and a lecture on literature and Mardi Gras traditions.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has approved a grant of $1.2 million to extend the Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities interdisciplinary seminar series at Cornell for three years with a focus on social justice.
Ava DuVernay, director of the Academy Award-nominated films “Selma” and “13th,” and the recent release “A Wrinkle in Time,” will speak at Graduation Weekend's Senior Convocation at noon on Saturday, May 26.
Students engage with the local community at the BEAR Walk Community Fair geared to all Collegetown residents Sept. 5, and CU Downtown, Sept. 7 on the Ithaca Commons.
Cornell researchers used advanced atomic modeling to explore the ways environment can influence the growth of cracks in alloys such as aluminum and steel – knowledge that could help engineers better predict, and possibly postpone, the failure of structures.
Although Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is surrounded by a thick, hazy atmosphere, Cornell astronomers have revealed that the moon's terrain features deep, steep-sided canyons filled with liquid hydrocarbons.
Historians, conservationists, architects and planners will discuss the cultural, historical, design and planning issues that arise around the creation of public memorials Nov. 9-10 at the Atkinson Forum in American Studies symposium, “Place, Memory, and the Public Monument.”