Vicki Goldberg, the photography critic for The New York Times, will deliver the Georges Lurcy Lecture Saturday, Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall. Goldberg will speak on "Photography Storms the Gates of Art," a presentation on the rise of photography to the level of an art form, as evidenced by its inclusion in museum collections.
A Cornell professor will share in a Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for a significant advance in the realism of computer graphics and animation.
Event this week include the annual Vet College Open House, a series of Spanish-language "city films," Southeast Asian Language Week, a debate on free speech and the return of the Farmers' Market at Cornell.
Nominations for the 2006 Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of 1956 Professorship are now being sought from all from all members of the Cornell community, including faculty, staff, students, alumni and Cornell groups and organizations.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $15 million in Upstate Revitalization Initiative funding for the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, for storage ring and X-ray beam upgrades and job creation.
For the first week of 2017’s Conference of the Parties in Bonn, Germany, Nov. 6-17, seven Cornell students met with business and government leaders from around the world.
Five Cornell doctoral candidates have received fellowships to support dissertations in the humanities and social sciences addressing questions of religious or ethical value. (May 27, 2008)
Kim Beazley, the Australian ambassador to the United States, spoke on campus Sept. 10 about U.S. diplomatic efforts in Southeast Asia. He says they are succeeding.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil, will speak on 'Beyond the Global Financial Crisis: Politics, Economics and Culture' April 7 at 4:30 p.m. in Kennedy Hall's Call Auditorium. (March 31, 2010)