The literary theory journal diacritics, founded at Cornell in 1971, enters its 40th year of publication with a complete redesign, and donation of its archives to Cornell University Library. (Sept. 27, 2012)
Robert M. Palmer, professor emeritus of composition and founder of the Doctor of Musical Arts program in composition at Cornell, died July 3 at the age of 95. (July 8, 2010)
Cornell Arabic literature professor Shawkat M. Toorawa has received a $50,000 post-fellowship award to continue his work on several literary projects. (Aug. 9, 2011)
The new GateWay to Partnership program, run out of the Office of Sponsored Programs, aims to foster sponsored agreements between industry and Cornell researchers.
Ten Cornell faculty members in computer science and engineering have received Google Faculty Research Awards. Cornell has the third-highest number of recipients among the 80 institutions worldwide that received Google awards.
Events on campus include a reception for the Johnson Museum's renovated galleries, the Cornell Concerto Competition, career explorations and a free screening of "It's a Wonderful Life."
Nine members of the Cornell University Sustainability Design student group spent Earth Day weekend at Smithsonian facilities in Washington, D.C., dispensing a green education to the public.
Six distinguished scholars will address the topic, “After the American Century? Fears and Hopes for America's Future” in a series of talks on campus this fall.
Linguistics professor Wayles Browne says the use of the Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian languages can have specific cultural connotations that fuel ethnic tensions.