John V. Murra, whose pioneering research on the Incas transformed historical understanding of pre and post-Columbian Andean social systems, was a member of the Cornell faculty from 1968 to 1982.
Would Cornell allow a lion in any of its libraries? Perhaps, if it were like the kind-hearted lion brought to life by Michelle Knudsen '95 in her children's picture book, 'Library Lion.'
On March 10, Floyd Cardoz, executive chef of New York City's Tabla restaurant, will launch the spring 2002 Guest Chefs Series with a sumptuous four-course dinner at the Statler Hotel on Cornell University's campus. The event, featuring Cardoz's unique Indian-inspired international cuisine, is open to the public. Tabla earned a three-star review in The New York Times in 1999, soon after it opened, and Times restaurant critic Ruth Reichl wrote: "For me it was love at first bite." (March 6, 2002)
NEW YORK -- Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, the Ida and Theo Rossi Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC), was awarded the Maurice R. Greenberg Distinguished Service Award at a ceremony May 4…
Cornell Hillel's Board of Trustees has announced that Barbara Friedman '59 will be the first recipient of the Tanner Prize for her significant contributions to the Jewish people and to Cornell University. The prize will be given to Friedman at an honorary luncheon April 21 at the Cornell Club in New York City.
Events on campus this week include Mahler's epic Symphony No. 5, classic horror and witchcraft films, a tribute to 'Woodswoman' Anne LaBastille and a symposium on architectural reuse then and now.
Traveling as an air courier can save you hundreds of dollars on your next international flight. Betsy Stevens, a professor at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, details the ups and downs of traveling as an air courier in a new guide.
'Garden of Lights,' a design by a team that included Cornell University undergraduate Sean Corriel, was one of three finalists in the competition for a memorial at the site of the former World Trade Center.
New York, NY (July 26, 2004) -- Throughout the history of obstetrics, obstetricians have viewed Cesarean section as a delivery mode that is either medically indicated or not. Times have certainly changed: According to new research from New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, nearly 1 in 5 women who had a Cesarean delivery after being in labor either requested or were offered a Cesarean delivery at some point during labor without a classic medical indication.
The life of women's rights advocate Betty Friedan is being celebrated at Cornell on Monday, April 24, at 5 p.m. in the Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) Conference Center, Room 423.