Cornell Library's vault contains a host of treasures, including two Nobel medals, Ezra Cornell's safe, and a voting machine from Florida that was used in the contested 2000 presidential election. (March 1, 2012)
Cornell's Cox Library of Music and Dance hosts 170,000 books, scores and serials; 87,000 sound recordings; 2,800 video recordings; 8,900 microforms; and more. (March 1, 2012)
Renowned composer and musician Fred Frith described his various techniques for composing music for films Feb. 29 as part of the Fred Frith Festival on campus. (March 1, 2012)
Two psychologists addressed the deviant behaviors depicted in this year's New Student Reading Project selection, 'The Life Before Us' by Romain Gary, in a lecture to new students. (Aug. 20, 2012)
'Picturing Eden,' on display at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, looks at paradise through the work of 37 contemporary photographers. Nancy Green will lead a tour of the exhibition March 5. (Feb. 13, 2009)
Melissa Bank, MFA '98, the author of the best-seller 'The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing,' will teach seminars to undergraduates and graduate students in English and creative writing. (May 7, 2008)
Events on campus include a reception for the Johnson Museum's renovated galleries, the Cornell Concerto Competition, career explorations and a free screening of "It's a Wonderful Life."
Professor Trevor Pinch presented 'The Sound of Economic Exchange: Listening to Sound Studies,' Feb. 15 as the Society for the Humanities Annual Invitational lecturer.