Abby Cohn, professor of linguistics, finds that Indonesia's "official" language is endangering hundreds of other languages spoken by small groups of people.
The Department of Economics has hired an undergraduate student experience coordinator and created a new undergraduate economics lounge. The changes will improve connections between more than 500 undergraduate majors.
A Conversation with Geek Girls, a panel discussion on breaking barriers for women in technology, will feature the co-author of “Geek Girl Rising,” Heather Cabot, April 18.
A grant from the NEH and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will fund an open access initiative to digitize classic Cornell University Press out-of-print titles.
Events this week include a legal debate on voting rights, a Cornell astronomy-themed family night at the Museum of the Earth, a classic horror film in Sage Chapel and "Sweeney Todd" in Risley Theatre.
Student filmmakers and theater artists can add sound to their projects more easily with upgraded sound studio facilities in the Schwartz Center. (Nov. 7, 2012)
'Stories of Nature,' an art installation by visiting architecture critic Yehre Suh from April 5-9 on the Arts Quad, will explore various representations of nature in academia. (April 2, 2010)