Using new imaging technology, Cornell University Library confirmed that its copy of a 400-year-old scientific text was stolen from Sweden's National Library in the 1990s. It was returned in June.
Artist Lily Yeh described community art as a method to help mend broken communities Oct. 24 as part of the 40th anniversary of the Cornell-affiliated Center for Transformative Action. (Oct. 27, 2011)
Music industry pioneers traced the evolution of hip-hop from its humble beginnings to commercial dominance during a sold-out discussion in Manhattan April 17.
Historian and Cornell lecturer Carol Kammen described Oct. 20 how Cornell's early architecture reflected the different visions Ezra Cornell and Andrew White had as Cornell founders. (Oct. 24, 2011)
Six graduate students received the top prize for their entry in a national competition for sustainable urban design ideas for Philadelphia. (Dec. 10, 2009)
Cornell's unique combination of strengths in the humanities alongside its strengths in the sciences also gives it unique challenges, said former Cornell provost Don Randel. (Oct. 21, 2011)
The Fourth Eurasian Archaeology Conference Oct. 11-13 explored the uneven process of historical transformation and the temporal rhythms of social life. (Oct. 30, 2012)
A panel discussion on Cornell's Engaged Learning and Research Oct. 27 focused on the collaboration with a theater group at the Auburn Correctional Facility. (Oct. 29, 2012)
The winner of the annual high school fashion design competition is Alyssa Kim, whose design was fabricated by Cornell students and modeled April 28 at the Cornell Design League show.
Events on campus in July include free lectures, concerts and performances; Staff Development Day, classic films outdoors on Willard Straight Terrace and a summer earth science symposium.