Isabel V. Hull, the John Stambaugh Professor of History, has won the inaugural International Research Support Prize of the Max Weber Stiftung and the Historisches Kolleg.
Chen Jian, Cornell’s Michael J. Zak Professor of History for U.S.-China Relations in the Department of History, has been named a Woodrow Wilson International Center global fellow.
The Society for the Humanities will hold its annual theme conference Oct. 23-24 in A.D. White House. Titled “Celebrating Society@50: Time, on the Critical Edge,” it features international speakers.
Events this week include a Glee Club concert; new films and Ithaca filmmakers at Cornell Cinema; a Cornell-developed technology showcase in Duffield Hall and new exhibitions at the Johnson Museum.
Will Gluck ’93, who recently co-wrote and directed the reimagined film "Annie," returned to campus Oct. 16 as part of the Munschauer Career Series to offer students career advise.
Africana professor Riche Richardson will travel to Montgomery, Ala., to speak at the 100th birthday celebration of the late civil rights icon Rosa Parks Feb. 4.
Emeritus Professor of Music Marice Stith, who as director of bands conducted the Cornell University Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band for 23 years, has died. He was 89.
The Cornell Council for the Arts is accepting grant applications through April 17 for new, exceptional arts projects to be exhibited or performed at Cornell during the 2017‐18 academic year.
The Cornell Council for the Arts is supporting 35 projects in the arts on campus during academic year 2017-18 through its Individual Grant Program. Cornell faculty, departments and programs were awarded 15 grants of $2,500 each and students and student organizations received 20 grants of $1,000 each.
Knowledge Matters, a workshop series designed for Cornell faculty members and academic staff, is helping participants translate their research into a variety of digital media platforms.