Cornell University will partner with the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Eben-Ezer University of Minembwe to offer two virtual courses, one on peace building and another on African disease patterns.
Twelve individuals and three groups were recognized with President's Awards for Employee Excellence Nov. 13, which honored staff members in five new categories including the first-ever team award, emphasizing the collaborative nature of work at Cornell.
Cornell staff members will be asked next week to participate in a confidential universitywide survey about various aspects of their work experience. The survey takes about ten minutes to complete. (Oct. 19, 2011)
The third annual honors awards ceremony and the semiannual Diversity in Scholarship and Engagement Symposium sponsored by the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives showcased student achievements May 6.
Emeritus professor Tobias de Boer, who taught mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell for more than 50 years and served as associate director of the Sibley School for nine years, died on May 2 at age 85.
“Expanded Communities and Posthumanity” will feature scholars from a wide range of disciplines exploring the field of posthumanities on campus Nov. 5-6.
Performing and media arts faculty members Nick Salvato and Aoise Stratford have co-written an innovative new play weaving truth and fiction, inspired by local history and a 1909 novel set in Ithaca.
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“Firing the Canon,” a College of Arts and Sciences sesquicentennial exhibit, explores how Cornell’s prized collection of plaster casts was “embraced, defaced and dethroned.”