Anne Kenney, the Carl A. Kroch University Librarian, was regaled with an original haiku, a performance of a rewritten Doors song, gifts and a sustained standing ovation at her retirement party March 30.
Scholars will address risk - in areas ranging from epidemiology to literature to the housing crisis - at a Society for the Humanities conference, Oct. 26-27. (Oct. 25, 2012)
To journey to Cornell for starting the fall semester in the university's early years, train travel, ships and steamers served as viable options for arriving on campus.
Cornell's Department of Music is holding a four-concert Haydn Festival marking the 200th anniversary of the composer's death, with a diversity of works and a Nov. 21 lecture by James Webster. (Nov. 19, 2009)
Events this week include a Science Cabaret program on hard cider and flavor chemistry, "Tarnation" director Jonathan Caouette, and visiting scholar Afrika Bambaataa playing vinyl from his archive.
Cornell's externship programs benefit alumni and students with opportunities to mentor, gain new perspectives and try out different careers. (Oct. 24, 2012)
The Cornell Black Alumni Association has honored James and Janice Turner for their service to Cornell by launching a campaign to fund a scholarship for African-American students. (Dec. 23, 2010)
A $2.5 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Cornell endow three new senior professorships in the humanities. (March 26, 2008)