Two new A.D. White Professors-at-Large have been appointed to help spark intellectual and cultural life at Cornell: musicologist Christopher Hogwood and anti-apartheid activist Albie Sachs. (Oct. 10, 2012)
Puppets used in the Awaji Puppet Theater performances Feb. 24-25 on campus are used in Japan in religious rites and other rituals, according to Professor Jane Marie Law. (March 2, 2009)
CU Winds has released its first CD under a contract with Albany Records. All of the CD's compositions were written by graduate students and performed by CU Winds, including many undergraduates.
Messenger lecturer Tariq Ramadan addressed 'Muslims in the West,' April 11; it was one of three lectures he gave on issues related to Islamic studies. (April 13, 2012)
William Forsythe, the newest A.D. White Professor-at-Large, is best known for using technology to explore the architecture of his dynamic, 21-century form of ballet. (Nov. 23, 2009)
At the Capital Poetics: Poetry and the Economic conference March 4, scholars discussed the relation of poetry to the political economy. (March 8, 2011)
The interdisciplinary conference 'The Language of Food' will explore the role of food and its impact on culture April 13-14, with lectures, panel discussions, tastings, exhibitions and films. (April 12, 2012)
'Documenting the Livable Street Movement' included videos from Streetfilms.org and a Q-and-A with Streetfilms director Clarence Eckerson and Streetsblog editor Ben Fried, April 9. (April 12, 2012)
The sixth Barbara L. Kuhlman Foundation's Fiber Arts and Wearable Arts Exhibition features student fiber arts projects in the new Human Ecology Building until Nov. 1. (Sept. 26, 2011)