The lobby of the Johnson Museum thrummed in anticipation April 12 as a dozen poets and an audience of 50 gathered for a poetry slam, a quasi-competitive event whose real purpose is to share the enjoyment of performing poetry. (April 16, 2007)
For the seventh time since their arrival as members of Cornell's music faculty, Karlton E. Hester and Roberto Sierra each have garnered an award from the American Society of Composers, Publishers and Authors (ASCAP).
The Cornell professors are teaching a course on developing outreach programs to give children and teens in a less-privileged area of the Ithaca community a taste of what Cornell might offer them in the future. (April 11, 2007)
Law Professor Robert Summers is almost a year into serving as principal co-drafter of Rwanda's code of contract law. The entire project, as intricate and complex a piece of legal work as there could be, is being done entirely pro bono. (Dec. 6, 2007)
If all cattle in the United States carried identification, tracking of herds exposed to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow" disease) or other animal diseases would be easier and faster, according to a Cornell policy expert.
Premiere gospel vocalist Karen Sheard along with the Clark Cornerstone Cathedral Choir of Ottawa headline the 27th Annual Festival of Black Gospel (FBG) at Cornell University, Friday, Feb 14, through Sunday, Feb. 16. Concerts will be held Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Tickets are required for the Friday evening concert only. The fee is $12, general admission, and $10 for all students. Children under 8 years of age will be admitted free of charge. The Saturday and Sunday events are free and open to the public. (February 12, 2003)
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Cornell's Ronnie Coffman explains why so many in India are not doing so well and why they are ready for the American supermarket. (April 5, 2007)
In the first 6 1/2 days of December, more than 100 high-temperature records were broken or tied in the major cities of the northeastern United States. With the average temperature between Dec. 1 and Dec. 6 at about 15 degrees Fahrenheit above normal.