In “Apes and Sustainability,” a forum on Nov. 15, activists, scholars, scientists and humanists will explore new perspectives on preserving nonhuman great apes in sustainable ways.
Laura Lewis, a former Cornell staff member who soon will serve on the Common Council for the City of Ithaca’s Fifth Ward, will open the 2018 Soup & Hope biweekly series of personal narratives Jan. 18, noon to 1 p.m., in Sage Chapel.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will hold its 2017 annual meeting and local foods breakfast Dec. 5 from 8 to 10 a.m. at The Space @ GreenStar, 700 West Buffalo St. in Ithaca. The public is invited.
Nearly 4,000 new first-year and transfer students will take part in Orientation Weekend, which runs through the first day of classes, Aug. 23. Use the hashtag #CornellWelcome to post your Orientation stories throughout the weekend.
Cornell University Library is helping campus community patrons with remote service requests, while answering a larger volume of reference questions and working to maintain and enhance other services.
The desire to help and connect to the local community has inspired four alumni and 33 students to join the Varna Volunteer Fire Company, with many students taking on leadership roles.
Events this week include skating at Lynah Rink; a Tchaikovsky symphony concert; an animated portrait of Vincent Van Gogh; a runway show and designer talk, and a student-curated American landscape exhibit.
Mann Library is highlighting climate change, along with faculty work and student opportunities in this critical area of study, in a yearlong series of special programming including lectures and exhibits.