Professors N'Dri Assie-Lumumba and Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo have each received the 2010 Distinguished Africanist Award from the New York State African Studies Association. (April 15, 2010)
A National Science Foundation grant to the Department of Classics will support dendrochronology research in the Near East to determine a precise radiocarbon timeline for Biblical archaeology. (Sept. 27, 2012)
A three-story yellow balloon suspended over the sculpture court at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art is part of an upcoming exhibition focusing on Tata Motors' Nano automobile. (Dec. 15, 2010)
Cornell will celebrate entrepreneurship April 14-15 with hotelier and philanthropist Harris Rosen, Peter Coors of beer fame and Texas Rangers and United Football League top officials. (April 7, 2011)
Events this week include a panel offering local perspectives on the Vietnam War; "Dunkirk' and "Justice League" at Cornell Cinema; a Cornell Symphony Orchestra concert; and Tesla coils at Science Cabaret.
Events on campus include a Thanksgiving feast, an exhibition featuring supernatural beings in Asian cultures, a display of student public affairs projects and an opera composed by Patrick Braga ’17.
The space in front of Bailey Hall is one of the most intensely studied areas on the Cornell campus. Numerous designs have been submitted to improve what everyone generally agrees is an eyesore. One by one, these visions proved…
Ratan N. Tata '59, B.Arch. '62, chairman of Tata Sons, has been named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2013. He will be honored Oct. 12 at the first Cornell Entrepreneurship Summit in New York City. (Aug. 22, 2012)
Provost Michael Kotlikoff urged graduates to "build on the diverse and respectful experience of Cornell" May 29, in a Commencement speech about inclusivity, civility and understanding.
Bruce Levitt, professor and former chair of Cornell's Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, has been named faculty director of the Cornell Council for the Arts.