Algerian-Italian novelist Amara Lakhous, author of the 2014 New Student Reading Project selection, “Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio,” will speak on campus Nov. 4.
The annual Preston Thomas Symposium, Oct. 13–15, will focus on India and feature guest speakers and the release of professor of architecture Mary Woods' new book, "Women Architects in India."
A $2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging will help researchers translate knowledge in social science into treatments, intervention programs and policies related to pain disorders. (Dec. 7, 2009)
A New York City panel of leading economists, including under secretary of the treasury Mary John Miller '77, pointed to recent improvements in the economy.
In the late 19th century, Cornell students enjoyed visually striking class lectures and extracurricular talks thanks to lantern slides – 4-by-3.25-inch projected glass slides that illustrated all subjects.
Cornell will celebrate its 144th Graduation Weekend. The Senior Convocation Address will be given by Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, May 26.
Events this week include a Cornell Symphony Orchestra concert geared to young listeners; native American writer Elissa Washuta; performance artist Holly Hughes; strange but true stories from the Yiddish press; and actor Dominique Thorne ’19 at Cornell Cinema.
The inauguration of Martha E. Pollack as the 14th president of Cornell will include a Festival of Scholarship, an academic symposium on communication and a street fair.
More than two dozen student designers will have their work featured in a professional fashion show put on by the Cornell Fashion Collective, March 9 in Barton Hall.
Weill Cornell Medical College announced Dec. 4 that it has received a $25 million gift from Gale and Ira Drukier to establish a cross-disciplinary institute dedicated to understanding the causes of diseases that are devastating to children.