Ten Cornell faculty in the social sciences, humanities and arts will be next year’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future faculty-in-residence fellows working on sustainability projects.
The recommendations to refocus the College of Human Ecology and form several “superdepartments” are the latest steps in a multiyear review of how to strengthen the social sciences at Cornell.
The College of Architecture, Art and Planning's New York City studios, AAP NYC, will be part of the Open House New York Weekend Oct. 15-16 with events including a film screening and panel.
Karen Pinkus, professor of Romance studies and comparative literature, has written "Fuel: A Speculative Dictionary," to scramble our thinking about fuel as distinct from energy.
"A Tale of Three Cities: Reading Turin, Trieste and Rome," a talk by Kora von Wittelsbach, will be held at the Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St. in New York City.
Events on campus include the sixth annual town-gown awards, the Cornell Concerto Competition, classical and jazz performances, and "Casablanca" in Willard Straight Hall.
An Oct. 23-24 conference will celebrate the work of Arthur Groos, the Avalon Foundation Professor of the Humanities in German studies, in fields including medieval literature and opera.
Cornell faculty will share the impact of a work on her or his life and career as part of the “Transformative Humanities” series of talks and brown bag lunches that starts Friday, March 4.