A new play is part of the Hope and Optimism initiative at Cornell and Notre Dame, which explores the theoretical, empirical and practical dimensions of hope, optimism, despair and pessimism.
Virtual events at Cornell include a Russian conversation series; trainings on racism and allyship; a Congressional Black Caucus panel; a COVID-19 bereavement support group and live Alliance for Science talks.
Twenty-nine Cornell undergraduates spent their summers working and conducting research in communities across New York state as Cornell Cooperative Extension interns.
Oskar Eustis, artistic director of the Public Theater in New York City, was at Cornell April 24 for a visit sponsored by the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity. His talk was titled “Theater and Democracy.”
"The Brink," an audiobook of short stories by Austin Bunn, associate professor in performing and media arts, was honored June 1 at the 2017 Audie Awards in New York City.
Events this week include Slope Day, the CatVideoFest at Cornell Cinema, an end-of-semester jazz concert and swing dance, and a Last Lecture by Jamila Michener.
Movable outdoor seating made of 3D-printed concrete, designed by visiting critic Leslie Lok and assistant professor of architecture Sasa Zivkovic, will be installed at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens this summer as the winning design in a public sculpture competition.