Cornell's newly named Department of Performing and Media Arts (formerly Theatre, Film and Dance) has announced its lineup for next year and two new faculty members.
The Class of 2012 Council has gotten the entire Ivy League to join forces to fundraise for philanthropy for first time. So far, the Ivy League has raised $10,000 for Save the Children. (June 10, 2011)
A conference on campus Oct. 3-4, “Literary Theory at Cornell: A Celebration of Jonathan Culler and His Students," brought Culler's former students back to campus to reflect on his impact.
Brian Crane, Barbara Crawford, Rui Hai Liu and Rosemary Stevens have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society.
Each of eight student teams went to a different country as part of the Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Teams (SMART) program, to help businesses around the world.
Events this week include a reading by poet Luis Urrea, a museum talk on surrealism and magic, student-designed wearable art and ticket sales for the Fall Employee Celebration.
Steve Kraus '70, a local farrier has been named the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine's head farrier, effective Nov. 1., succeeding Michael Wildenstein, who will be retiring. (Nov. 16, 2010)
Family law surrounding cohabiting couples fails to protect the people who are most vulnerable, said Cynthia Bowman at an April 6 event celebrating her new book, 'Unmarried Couples, Law and Public Policy.' (April 9, 2010)
Ph.D. candidate Christopher Blackwood has garnered three fellowships in three months to support his research in neurodegenerative disorders, which disproportionately affect minority communities. (June 7, 2011)