Noliwe Rooks, professor of American studies at Cornell University, says the discovery of 11 coffins in Tulsa represents our past and present but does not have to represent our future.
Summer events at Cornell include a party at the Johnson Museum, free concerts and lectures, Cinema Under the Stars, a college fair for high school students and Staff Development Day.
This year’s Innovative Teaching and Learning Award winners will give Cornell students a host of new opportunities and experiences, thanks to faculty grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000.
This year's AAAS electees from Cornell include a renowned artificial intelligence researcher, an emeritus professor who studies animal migration patterns, and a food safety expert.
Three Cornell astronomers have been appointed to panel membership for the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, a partnership between the National Academies and the astronomical community to identify key priorities in astronomy and astrophysics.
Tapan Parikh, associate professor in information science at Cornell Tech, has been named faculty director for the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity.
“Threads of Life, Loss, and Love: An HIV/AIDS Story” runs Aug. 15 through Dec. 2 in the Human Ecology Commons and Level T display cases and features garments, accessories, documents, ephemera and film from the collection of Sylvia Goldstaub.
Graduate students in six fields of study have designed an evolution lesson on speciation for undergraduate non-majors that applies active-learning techniques. The lesson was published in CourseSource.
Events this week include “War and Peace” on film; the Lorelei Ensemble in Bailey Hall; a ceremony hosted by Hindu students and a reading by Desiree Cooper.
The White House has recognized Cornell faculty members – Thomas Hartman, Jenny Kao-Kniffin, Kin Fai Mak and Rebecca Slayton – with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
