In the first Cornell Plantations lecture this fall, Professor Harry Shaw examined whether our wondrous views of nature are inborn, i.e., 'natural,' or learned, citing examples from literature. (Sept. 3, 2010)
Forty students in Cornell Wind Ensembles performed concerts, led workshops for high school musicians and gave instruments to two schools on a service-learning trip to Washington, D.C.
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)
Bishop Gene Robinson said at an April 7 CURW event in New York City that the Bible is silent on homosexuality and that he predicts the church will eventually reverse its position on the issue. (April 11, 2011)
Events on campus include the sixth annual town-gown awards, the Cornell Concerto Competition, classical and jazz performances, and "Casablanca" in Willard Straight Hall.
The American Indian Program marked its 30th anniversary and reflected on its history at Cornell at a conference April 12-13 with native community leaders, scholars, program alumni and faculty.
Events on campus this week include two experimental works-in-progress at the Schwartz Center, some rock climbing, Asia Night, String Day and the International Women's Day Banquet.
Cornell Cinema celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, with 'A Black & White Ball' as this year's Elegant Winter Party benefit event, March 21 in the Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room.
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)
Architecture professor Mary Woods discussed the work of Indian architect Brinda Somaya, from an earthquake-stricken village to new information technology campuses, Oct. 21 in Statler Hall. (Oct. 21, 2011)