Cornell University Press has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant worth nearly $100,000 to fund the open access initiative, Cornell Open.
The 2015 Atkinson Forum in American Studies, Oct. 16-17, explores music spanning continents and centuries that signifies cultural tradition and identity in contemporary Mexican-American communities.
Stephanie Owens, an artist, writer, curator and a visiting assistant professor of art in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP), has been named director of the Cornell Council for the Arts (CCA).
Professor Scott Tucker has announced that he will leave Cornell to become the artistic director of the Choral Arts Society in Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2012)
Cornell economist Kaushik Basu has been named president-elect of the International Economic Association. He will assume the position of president in 2017.
Events on campus this week feature women filmmakers educated at Cornell, and others include a keyboard concert, a a talk by 'Mad Men' writer and producer Semi Chellas, and book talks.
Luigi Einaudi received the the Perry Award for Excellence in Defense and Security Education at the National Defense University's William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Jan. 12.
A chance meeting of two Cornell researchers led to a collaboration and new understanding of how bacteria resist toxins, which could lead to new tools in the fight against harmful infections.
Events this week include Cornell Orchards' Apple Spectacular, a student-made film reflecting on service in Thailand; the Cornell Orchestras playing jazz with special guests; MFA students reading poetry and fiction; and lectures on law and technology, global child welfare and the Middle East.
David Bateman, an expert on Congress and the legislative process and assistant professor of government at Cornell University, explains how the possibility of a Trump-era government shutdown harkens back to the days of Jimmy Carter’s presidency – the last time a significant funding gap appeared under one party’s control.
