A plaster cast of the charioteer of Delphi in Goldwin Smith Hall has been restored, and a new piece was added to the cast collection: a Hellenistic sculpture of the head of a fisherman. (Sept. 27, 2010)
Playwright Rama Haydar's 'Desert of Light,' having its premiere at the Schwartz Center, gives an inside perspective on Palestinian refugees in war-torn Syria.
Fourteen new projects funded with 2016 Engaged Curriculum Grants are underway. With an additional eight teams receiving renewal funding, the grants involve 93 faculty and staff team members, and 29 departments.
President David Skorton will discuss challenges, game-changing strategies and new innovations and discoveries at a Cornell event March 14 in Los Angeles. (Feb. 3, 2011)
Faculty, staff and students gathered Sept. 9 in Morrill Hall to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Department of Science and Technology Studies and the department's move to new space in Morrill.
David Powers, professor of Islamic history and law in Near Eastern studies, has co-edited a three-volume series on Islamic legal thought through history.
At Wednesday's faculty Senate meeting, Interim President Hunter Rawlings discussed his desire for the university faculty to review the undergraduate curriculum with an emphasis on the value of a liberal education.
The late professor of city and regional planning Susan Christopherson will be remembered on campus with events April 28-30 in Milstein Hall, and by economic geography colleagues a national meeting.
Events this week include the Cornell Maple Program Open House, President Pollack's first address to staff, a residency by musician Latif Bolat, and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in Sage Chapel.