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Good heavens! Cornellians marvel at eclipse

On the eve of fall semester classes starting, Cornellians spied the sky – with special safety glasses – to view the partial solar eclipse Aug. 21 over Ithaca.

A&S alum hosts med school interns for summer experiences

Hank Fessler ’77 says the program allows him to see the long-term impacts of his contributions.

Fun, hands-on course teaches science communication

The course goal is to produce one or two polished exhibit ideas for Ithaca's Sciencenter.

Three projects awarded 2017 digitization grants

Since its inception in 2010, the Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences has helped to digitize items in Cornell’s collections, from punk music flyers to historic glacial images of Alaska and Greenland to 

Schwartz Plaza Reopens August 26th

The Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) celebrates the reopening of Schwartz Plaza, Aug. 26 at noon in front of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

Language Resource Center opens in Stimson Hall

“We want this to be not only a place to practice other languages, but also a place to have encounters with other cultures.”

Animal depictions in the ancient world explored in conference

Whether ancient zoographers’ views were shaped by scientific study or by casual encounters with animals in nature will be explored in a conference Sept. 8-10 at Cornell, “Zoographein – Depicting and Describing Animals in Greece, Rome, and Beyond.”

Conference to explore new Southeast Asian language pedagogies

International faculty fellows make global impact

When Saurabh Mehta started working as a physician in India, he concentrated on treating sick patients. Now he takes a broader approach to such infectious diseases as tuberculosis and HIV.

Pulitzer Prize-winning alum pens book about adventures in love and work

Jeffrey Gettleman said Cornell allowed him to explore his "million interests."