The images of saints in medieval Europe bear an uncanny resemblance to modern pornographic images, says Cary Howie in his new book 'Sanctity and Pornography in Medieval Culture: On the Verge.'
AAP faculty members have been using the Milstein Hall construction project as a teaching tool by incorporating it into course assignments and inviting key players in its design to visit classes. (April 28, 2010)
Area musician Dwight Carroll provided blues, jazz and Latin sounds, singing and playing guitar in Sage Chapel and telling anecdotes related to his lifelong pursuit of music, March 15. (March 21, 2012)
The Scholarly Commons, featuring the work of faculty and researchers from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and used by academics and practitioners, has hit 1 million downloads.
Éva Tardos, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Science, has been named the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery.
Ceres2030, a global effort led by International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is employing machine learning, librarian expertise and cutting-edge research analysis to use existing knowledge to help eliminate hunger by 2030.
Charles Aquadro, Laura Harrington and Sean Nicholson are recipients of the Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowship for outstanding teaching of undergraduates.
When Yuri Orlov, professor of physics and government, celebrates his 90th birthday Aug. 13, he will be honored from Ithaca to Russia and across radio waves worldwide.
President David Skorton gave his final commencement address, telling graduates that they leave Cornell with the most 'advanced and up-to-date knowledge' the faculty could impart.