In the fourth Arts and Sciences Humanities Lecture Aug. 31, historian Rebecca Flemming of the University of Cambridge focused on infertility, religion and medicine, from ancient times to the present. (Sept. 7, 2010)
An open symposium on ancient Iraq to honor David Owen, professor of ancient Near Eastern and Judaic studies, is slated for Oct. 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the A.D. White House. (Oct. 18, 2010)
Three young Cornell researchers have won National Institutes of Health New Innovator Awards. The awards provide up to $1.5 million over five years for innovative, high-impact projects.
Poet Nicholas Friedman, MFA '12, a lecturer in the Department of English, is one of five recipients of a $15,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship, intended to encourage the writing and study of poetry. (Sept. 12, 2012)
Jenny Sabin talks about the April 26 panel discussion, "Seeing and Hearing at the Cutting Edge: The Time of Experience," part of Charter Day Weekend's Festival of Ideas and Imagination, April 24-27.
The completely reconstructed Upson Hall – for 60 years an anchor on the Engineering Quad and home to the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering – has been certified LEED Platinum.
Cornell's Latin American Studies Program will mark its 50th anniversary at a luncheon Nov. 4 that will feature graduate student research and guest speakers including former director Tom Holloway. (Nov. 3, 2011)
A yearlong series at the Africana Studies and Research Center will explore freedom, citizenship and democracy with panels and guest speakers. The next events are Oct. 15 and Oct. 25. (Oct. 11, 2012)
An exhibition running from June 7 to October on campus will feature an original Sputnik satellite, an Enigma WWII encoding/decoding machine and a Declaration of Independence facsimile.