Events this week include a Cornell Symphony Orchestra concert geared to young listeners; native American writer Elissa Washuta; performance artist Holly Hughes; strange but true stories from the Yiddish press; and actor Dominique Thorne ’19 at Cornell Cinema.
Four generations of punk luminaries will gather at Cornell Nov. 1-5 for a weeklong celebration of the cultural, political and historical impact of punk.
A Cornell collaboration led by physicist Brad Ramshaw used a combination of ultrasound and machine learning to narrow the possible explanations for what happens to uranium ruthenium silicide when it transitions into a “hidden order.”
Many businesses in varied industries, along with organizations such as the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, turned to ILR's Nellie Brown for guidance on adjusting practices and policies during the pandemic.
Native American artist and Professor Emerita Kay WalkingStick has her first major solo retrospective at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
Professor Marilyn Migiel has studied the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio for years. Her newest book explores how one of Boccaccio's most famous works challenges readers to think.
A $2.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is boosting a multi-institution initiative, which includes Cornell University Library, to develop ways to improve the sharing of catalog data among libraries.
Slavery in West Africa has an ancient lineage dating to Biblical times. Sandra Greene’s new book, “Slave Owners of West Africa: Decision Making in the Age of Abolition,” explores the lives of three West African slave owners during abolition in the 19th century.
Chon Noriega will deliver a sesquicentennial lecture, “‘Cornell on Trial’: The University and the Creative Arts, Revisited,” on Oct. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the English Department Lounge, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall.