The Cornell policy debate team, part of the Cornell Forensics Society, is now ranked 13th in the nation -- up from 22nd place just a couple of years ago. (Oct. 18, 2007)
ITHACA, N.Y. -- College students from several East Coast states will visit Cornell University the weekend of April 26-28 for a conference celebrating Mexican-American art and culture. "A Celebration of Chicana/o Cultural Productions: Utilizing Art as a Tool for Empowerment" is open to the public and will feature a lecture by filmmaker and actor Edward James Olmos on Saturday, April 27, at 8:30 p.m. in Statler Hall Auditorium. Free tickets will be available for Olmos' lecture, with one ticket per Cornell I.D., at the Information and Referral Center in Day Hall on April 25 and April 26 on a first-come, first-served basis.
President Skorton and CALS Dean Susan Henry made their annual visit to the New York State Fair Aug. 27, where they toured Cornell's solar house and met with Gov. David Paterson and young 4-H members. (Aug. 28, 2009)
The interior design field now has a language of its own, thanks to Professor Jan Jennings, who has spearheaded an online database for contemporary design that includes a new vocabulary. (Aug. 26, 2009)
Although people are still extremely connected to their cars, the way we get from place to place is evolving from a monoculture of automobiles into a culture featuring a mix of much more sophisticated systems of transportation. …
A major public groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation and new construction of the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell will be held June 12, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the 310 N. Triphammer Road center. Held in conjunction with Cornell's Reunion 2004 Weekend.
Albert Einstein was not only a great physicist, but also a lover of violin music. As part of a celebration of the World Year of Physics, which has been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the publication of three of Einstein's most significant discoveries, the Cornell Department of Physics will present a combined lecture and concert Saturday, May 14, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Barnes Hall on the Cornell campus.
The Ithaca Downtown Partnership, in conjunction with Cornell, Ithaca College and Tompkins-Cortland Community College, is sponsoring a new, annual event — College and Community Expo — on the Ithaca Commons this weekend.
To help put the Ithaca community into the spirit of the season, the Cornell Dairy Bar will spread some holiday cheer with "The Lighting of the Cows" at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Dairy Bar store on Tower Road.