Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde, who conjures clouds in empty exhibition spaces, gave a public lecture on campus April 21 and unveiled his latest work, created in Milstein Hall last weekend.
Events this week include Union Days, The Alloy Orchestra at Cornell Cinema, Sitara Night, a Science Cabaret on the mechanics of bicycles, pianist Jeremy Denk, and the domestic violence documentary "Home Truth."
Lawrence Kidder, a senior research associate in astronomy who helped validate the detection of gravitational waves, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society.
Political activist and historian Barbara Ransby will speak on “’Black Lives Matter,’ Past and Present: Ella Baker's Legacy and the Implications for 21st Century Activism” Wednesday, April 8, at 4:30 p.m.
On topics ranging from oceanic disease to restraining invasive species from distant seas, Cornell faculty joined 10,000 scientists to discuss “Envisioning Tomorrow’s Earth” at the AAAS meeting in Seattle.
Rosa Clemente, M.P.S. '02, will speak on the significance of political activism and social justice and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, Jan. 24 at the Africana Studies and Research Center.
John Doe and Exene Cervenka of X, author Jon Savage and others joined events celebrating the opening of an exhibition of Cornell University Library's punk collections, "Anarchy in the Archives."
Poet Joanie Mackowski will present, “You're the Bee's Kinesis: Poetry and Coevolution,” as part of the Cornell Plantations’ William and Jane Torrence Harder Lecture Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Call Auditorium.
Mixed Media: The Interplay of Sound and Text showcases artifacts that span centuries of capturing and conveying words and sounds. The exhibition opens Sept. 20.