Events this week include 'The Martian' at Cornell Cinema, the Chorus and Glee Club's return from tour concert, new exhibits at the Johnson Museum and the People's State of the Union.
Faculty in Romance studies and comparative literature have moved into new offices in Klarman Hall; the new building for the humanities includes a 330-seat auditorium and a large glass atrium.
Four Cornell colleges welcomed the university's first group of students admitted in the spring semester. The new admissions program addresses a 100 percent increase in applicants in the last decade.
College of Arts and Sciences holds series of alumni events during winter break in New York City and Washington, D.C. to give current students a glimpse of what the future may hold for them upon graduation.
A team from Facilities Services won the eight-week 'No Excuses' weight-loss contest. Overall, the 767 Cornell staff and faculty who participated in the contest lost a total of 5,110 pounds. (May 31, 2012)
Hirokazu Miyazaki, associate professor of anthropology, studied a group of Japanese derivatives traders for his new book, 'Arbitraging Japan: Dreams of Capitalism at the End of Finance.'
Professor Karl Pillemer is the receipient of the Lawton Award from the Gerontological Society of America for his work on improving the lives of older adults in nursing homes and community settings. (Nov. 19, 2010)
Larry Blume, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Economics and professor of information science, has co-edited a 7,680-page, eight-volume work, The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd ed. (Oct. 8, 2008)