Mats Rooth, a Cornell linguist, will use software to study distinctions of prosody (rhythm, stress and intonation) in language by hunting for word patterns on the Internet. (Jan. 4, 2010)
A national review board has accredited the College of Architecture, Art and Planning's M.Arch.1 degree program for an initial three-year term and reaccredited its B.Arch. program for a six-year term. (Aug. 23, 2010)
Events this week include activities at Cornell Plantations, an MFA student reading, a "Frozen" sing-along at Cornell Cinema, student exhibitions and Michael Jerling on "Bound for Glory."
Smart Clothing, Smart Girls: Engineering via Apparel Design, a weeklong course, taught 24 middle school girls on campus many principles of science to attract them to STEM fields.
In an Arts and Sciences Humanities Lecture Sept. 27, Rice University's Cary Wolfe asserted that biopolitics is an area in which the body, both human and non-human, is the object of political power. (Oct. 7, 2011)
Events on campus include the Internet Cat Video Festival; talks on social justice, service and community engagement; classical concerts, lectures and a 'Keyboard Networks' symposium.
Actor and activist Danny Glover discussed unions, activism and the role of art in effecting social change on campus Sept. 25. He also met with ILR School students and faculty. (Sept. 26, 2012)
At the 'Lines of Control' March 3-4 symposium, speakers discussed how the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art exhibit by the same name addresses issues related to countries being partitioned. (March 6, 2012)
A garden at Cornell's Mann Library entrance is one of 11 landscapes in the country to be certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative, a new 'green' certification system for built landscapes. (Sept. 25, 2012)