Sherman Cochran, a Cornell professor of Chinese history, has been awarded the annual Joseph Levenson Prize in Chinese Studies for his 2006 book 'Chinese Medicine Men.'
Neal Freeman '97 directs the award-winning play about Vincent Van Gogh, 'Vincent in Brixton,' at Cornell's Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Feb. 1-5, 8-11.
Cornell's 100+ MPG Team is one of 43 that have made it to the next stage of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize Competition, contest officials announced Oct. 19. (Oct. 20, 2009)
Events on campus include a visit by Keith Olbermann, concerts by CU Chorus and Anat Cohen, lectures by Lowery Stokes Sims, Eliot A. Cohen and Scott Peters, and a new museum exhibit. (March 17, 2011)
The Freeman Foundation has awarded Cornell a new grant that will enhance language instruction in Chinese and Korean on campus and support the China and Asia-Pacific Studies major. (Oct. 21, 2008)
Kathleen Foley has received a 2006 Trustees' Merit Citation from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, and Misty Urban won a first prize for fiction in the 21st annual New Letters Awards for Writers contest.
Renowned author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou will deliver the 2008 Cornell Convocation address to graduating seniors Saturday, May 24, at noon in Schoellkopf Stadium. (April 1, 2008)