Events this week include the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club Commencement Concert; a talk on better ornithology through technology; and exhibits at the Johnson Museum and Mann Library.
Karen Jaime '97 has returned to Cornell as a faculty member in performing and media arts and Latino studies following a varied career in New York City, including being a bouncer at queer bars.
Cornell has moved up one spot in the annual college rankings from U.S. News and World Report, which places the university at No. 15, up from 16 last year, out of 280 schools that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors along with master’s and doctoral degrees.
The Cornell Emergency CARE Fund, financed through Cornell community donations to offer emergency-related financial assistance to staff and faculty, is seeking volunteers to help raise funds. (April 20, 2011)
Vice President for Student and Academic Services Susan Murphy issued a statement clarifying the decision that led to the introduction of a new university student health fee beginning in 2015-16.
The Africana Studies and Research Center will host a symposium, "Strange Bedfellows: White Supremacy and Abolitionism," Feb. 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Hoyt Fuller Room of the center, 310 Triphammer Road.
The Society for the Humanities fall interdisciplinary conference, "Performing Skin," explored the year's focal research theme: "skin," Oct. 21 and 22 in the A.D. White House.
Being out in nature has been proven beneficial to mental health, and a new website, CUinNature.cornell.edu, lists nearby places students can go to immerse themselves in the great outdoors.
The body of recent alumna Tine Rubow was recovered from the creek at Taughannock Falls State Park in the afternoon of Dec. 2. New York State Park Police are investigating. (Dec. 3, 2010)