A newly acquired 18th-century map of what is now New York state, showing Seneca and Cayuga villages and native footpaths in addition to natural features, offers insights into colonial life.
Allen Carlson is an associate professor in Cornell University’s Government Department and director of the China and Asia Pacific Studies program, and says that all is not right between the U.S. and China, and a comprehensive review of this relationship is pressing.
Events this week include the Mini Locally Grown Dance Festival, a lecture by Constitutional law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky and a concert by Boston singer-songwriter Amanda McCarthy.
In her new book, "How Things Make History: The Roman Empire and Its Terra Sigillata Pottery," Astrid Van Oyen argues the ubiquitous Roman pottery doesn't imply cultural Romanization.
Events on campus this week include two experimental works-in-progress at the Schwartz Center, some rock climbing, Asia Night, String Day and the International Women's Day Banquet.
In 24 hours, 11,750 donors gave 15,807 gifts, raising $7,827,834 for the university’s colleges, units, departments and programs – the highest number of donors, gifts and dollars for one day in Cornell history.
Jeremy Handrup and Erin Ferro-Murray, students in the course Parasites! The Art and Media of Imposition, devised art projects that explore the notion of parasites in different settings.
Events on campus include free concerts, exhibitions of art quilts and of craft brewing in New York state past and present, stargazing and a paleontology symposium.
