A record number of students - 980 - will graduate in January, and the winter graduate recognition event celebrated their accomplishments Dec. 21 in Barton Hall.
The Alumni Playwrights Reunion Weekend at the Schwartz Center will welcome back five accomplished Cornellians and will feature readings of their work, a roundtable discussion and a new play.
Cornell professor Bob Howarth played a key role – reckoning methane as a carbon dioxide equivalent – in New York’s Climate Leadership and Communities Protection Act.
Events this week include the opening of an exhibition at the Museum of the Earth, a lecture by advice columnist Amy Dickinson, and three talks in the humanities and social sciences. (July 2, 2009)
Russian-American journalist and LGBT activist Masha Gessen spoke on campus Oct. 22 about Vladimir Putin's use of homophobia to retain control of Russia.
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a grant of more than $366,000 to the Johnson Museum to support the upcoming exhibitions and related programming, including a scholarly symposium. (March 13, 2008)
The Office of Engagement Initiatives has awarded nearly $840,000 to 21 teams of faculty and community partners integrating community engagement into majors and minors.
Cornell's second annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week is April 11-15, featuring Kate Harding, author of “Asking For It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture – and What We Can Do About It.”
Six Cornell professors – each with distinctive areas of study – provided 10-minute presentations on the university’s international impact at Bailey Hall on Oct. 17.
After years of advocating for funding to improve the infrastructure for grape research, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced Feb. 26 $68.9 million to build a new federal grape genetics research lab at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York.