Thomas Wyatt Turner, Ph.D. 1921, was the first Black person at Cornell to earn a doctorate and the first Black person in the nation to earn a doctorate in botany. He was also a pioneer in the civil rights movement.
From the time she was 13 when she planned a family reunion, to her Cornell days when she organized most of the events for two student groups, Funmi Dosunmu ’12 said she has always planned social events.
The rich holdings of Cornell University Library support Cornell scholarship and attract researchers from all over the world. These rare and distinctive collections (lovingly referred to as “RAD” collections) also resonate deeply with the library’s own staff – speaking to their interests and passions and often evoking personal recollections.
The principal investigator from Antartica's IceCube Neutrino Observatory will present the 2016 Hans Bethe Lecturer in Physics Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Cornell’s Community and Regional Development Institute hosts “From Zombies to Vacants to Sustainable Housing: Building Resilient Communities,” a symposium Oct. 23-24 on the Cornell campus.
Events at Cornell include a statewide student film festival, a book and CD release for J. Robert Lennon, and Cornell's annual all-campus traditional Thanksgiving feast.
Bryan Duff, education senior lecturer in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has made filmmaking a central mechanism to showcase the power of storytelling in the Ithaca city schools.
“The Long Wait," a four-minute film written by Juliette Ramírez Corazón, College of Arts and Sciences advising dean and Latino Student Success Office adviser, premieres March 24.