Merrill Scholars' high school teachers and Cornell faculty members were recognized by President David Skorton and the college deans at a luncheon and ceremony at Willard Straight Hall May 20.
A $3.8 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation will fund a new research project on hope and optimism, co-directed by Cornell philosophy professor Andrew Chignell.
When is an hour not 60 minutes long? When it's an hour of television, Amy Villarejo quipped in a July 9 lecture that illuminated the impact television viewing has on our perceptions of time. (July 25, 2012)
As his 100th birthday approaches, M.H. Abrams, who taught English at Cornell from 1945 to 1983, is praised for his contributions to literary studies on campus and around the world.
Alumni of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning visited in record numbers March 9-11 to celebrate Milstein Hall. The weekend featured a talk by architect Rem Koolhaas, exhibits and parties. (March 13, 2012)
Pulitzer Prize-winner Professor Fredrik Logevall will give a weeklong Cornell Adult University summer seminar, “America’s Vietnam: How Did it Happen?” July 6-12 on campus.
Music professor Cynthia Johnston Turner and Tyler Ehrlich '14 are inviting Cornellians to become official Google Glass Explorers, and are taking entries via Twitter through Dec. 15.
Events on campus this week include music and culture from Turkey, Java, Japan and Korea; student film screenings, a Glacier Gala, a 5K walk/run benefiting local pets, and a talk on math and crocheting.