More than 200 people came to the opening reception for Buzz Spector's book art project, Jan. 11 at the College of Architecture, Art and Planning's loft space in Manhattan. (Jan. 17, 2007)
Events this week include music for experimental instruments, whales and chimes; architect and A.D. White professor Brinda Somaya; artist and fashion designer Ruby Chishti; and author Viet Thanh Nguyen.
Starting June 2, the east-facing apse window of Sage Chapel will undergo a complete restoration, along with other renovations. The project is targeted for completion by January 2015.
A record number of students - 980 - will graduate in January, and the winter graduate recognition event celebrated their accomplishments Dec. 21 in Barton Hall.
The walls are up, the roof is on and the summer crew of Cornell's Solar Decathlon Team is working hard to finish its fully functional, self-sufficient, solar-powered house. Scheduled for completion by the end of June, the only solar-powered house from an Ivy League school to enter the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) international Solar Decathlon competition will be moved to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in time for the Oct. 7 to 16 competition.
To the editor:
A new, public open space is greatly needed to replace what was correctly described as an "eyesore" in the recent Cornell Chronicle article ("Bailey Hall pedestrian plaza plan draws praise and concern," Feb. 16)…
British fashion designer Helen Storey brings some of her innovative work in art and science to campus Sept. 12-24 as the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design's first designer-in-residence.
Festival of Scholarship, on the eve of the inauguration of Martha E. Pollack as Cornell's 14th president, showcases the work of more than 30 student groups.