Poet Joanie Mackowski will present, “You're the Bee's Kinesis: Poetry and Coevolution,” as part of the Cornell Plantations’ William and Jane Torrence Harder Lecture Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Call Auditorium.
A Cornell student who graduated in December won the top prize at an international conference for a dress she designed and created while a student. The dress features 2,000 shell buttons. (June 19, 2009)
CornellCon will feature an artist's alley, a Cosplay contest, anime screenings, video game tournaments, performances, and more; the Johnson museum will an exhibition on the history of protest; and students can help shape Ithaca's future.
Things to do include a premier of 'Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer' in Willard Straight Theatre and a hands-on Twitter workshop. (June 15, 2009)
The American Research Center in Sofia, founded in 2004 by two members of Cornell's classics department, has been awarded a $750,000 Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. (Feb. 26, 2010)
Provost Kent Fuchs endorsed a committee report Oct. 20 recommending significant changes to the Cornell Council for the Arts' mission, organization and focus.
A new series of courses, to be co-taught by faculty and Johnson Museum educators and curators, will use the museum's collections and Cornell resources to engage students and new faculty in connecting research with practice.
A new major in performing and media arts in the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance will reflect new trends in the field and the collaborative spirit of the department's disciplines. (Dec. 12, 2011)