'To reflect on arXiv is to reflect on a research world transformed by a two-decade revolution in information technology,' says Paul Ginsparg in a Nature commentary piece published Aug. 11. (Aug. 12, 2011)
Events this week include a Schubert recital with Malcolm Bilson, Ariana Kim and Shin Hwang; a Black History Month film series, and exhibitions and talks with alumni architect William Lim and artist Doug Hall.
Historian Gordon F. Sander '72's book, "The Hundred Day Winter War," is a comprehensive account of Finland's heroic stand in 1939-1940 against the Red Army.
Chiara Formichi, assistant professor in the Department of Asian Studies, recalls her recent trip to Iran to study Shi’i Islam, where she observed surprisingly diverse forms of religious expression.
Linguistics scholar Gillian Ramchand will present 'Language and the Form-Meaning Connection,' April 14 at 4:30 p.m. at Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall. (April 4, 2011)
Four students are now enrolled in the inaugural class of Cornell’s new doctoral program in Africana Studies, with another three to five students expected to join next fall.
The nonprofit Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, co-founded in 2012 by Ajay Chaudhary '03, integrates teaching and research in the humanities and social sciences into the lives of working adults.
Steven Muller, who as a Cornell vice president helped defuse the Willard Straight Hall takeover of 1969 and went on to lead Johns Hopkins University, has died.
Events this week include a Cornell Chorus community concert; Festival 24 and auditions for Performing and Media Arts productions; "45 Years at the Johnson Museum" and a film series on women scientists and inventors including Hedy Lamarr.
Cornell sponsored Turkish academics Azat Gündoğan, a sociologist, and his wife, historian Nilay Ozok-Gündoğan, when they were threatened by their government.