Approximately 4,000 new first-year and transfer students will begin their journeys at Cornell Aug. 18-27, with orientation events exposing them to academic, social and cultural life on campus.
Events at Cornell include the Lab of Ornithology's Migration Celebration, a reading by poet Jenny Xie, a community cat clinic and a book talk on Medicaid policy by government professor Jamila Michener.
Events on campus this week include: the Jazz Festival, the Runway Show, readings at the Cornell Store and Mann Library, a film festival, emerging artist concert and IT open forum. (April 14, 2011)
Bill Nye '77 dedicated the new Solar Noon Clock at Rhodes Hall Aug. 27 in front of a crowd of hundreds. The clock incorporates a solar noon feature that visually indicates the sun's zenith each day. (Aug. 29, 2011)
Events on campus this week include First-Year Parents' Weekend, an exhibition of wearable art designed by students, alumni talks on imagination and biography, and animated films by Hayao Miyazaki. (Oct. 18, 2012)
The Atkinson Forum in American Studies will present 'American Baroque in the 21st Century: Old Meets New at the King of Instruments,' a concert festival and symposium Sept. 21-22. (Sept. 5, 2012)
On-demand bike sharing – commonplace in major metropolitan areas – became a reality at Cornell April 14 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside Kennedy Hall, with about 50 onlookers eying the Zagster bikes.
A new exhibit, “Chinese Traditional Dress and Its Influence,” provides an overview of Chinese dress of the Qing period and the influence of Eastern style on Western fashions in the early 20th century.