Cornell researchers led by architecture professor Jenny Sabin have developed 3-D-printed, interlocking ceramic bricks that require no mortar and make efficient use of materials.
City and regional planning students conducted engaged community research in the Cornell in Rome program and in Sullivan County, New York, on building better communities for children and seniors.
Events on campus include panel discussions with films on climate change and Beyoncé, race and gender; the Farmers Market at Cornell, and faculty book talks by Peter Enns and Rodney Dietert.
Events on campus this week include viewing of the total lunar eclipse at Fuertes Observatory; Banned Books Week; animation screening in Sage Chapel and Jack DeJohnette's jazz quintet in Bailey Hall.
Two senior-level appointments in the Office of Alumni Affairs and Development will take place in January, according to Fred Van Sickle, vice president for alumni affairs and development.
The Office of Faculty Development is using remote conferencing technology sessions to hold faculty workshops during the Coronavirus on topics ranging from what's next in academic book publishing to how to write an op-ed.
A new Department of Art curriculum will combine studio work with academic electives across Cornell for undergraduate students developing as artists and scholars.
The creativity of Cornell undergraduates is on full display in their end-of-semester projects for the Myth and Religion in Mesopotamia course taught by Jonathan Tenney, assistant professor of Near Eastern studies.