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Government & history

U.S. must get its house in order, Hadley says in Olin Lecture

Cornell Chronicle

Former national security adviser Stephen J. Hadley ’69, right, in conversation with former Rep. Steve Israel, left, director of Cornell’s Institute of Politics and Global Affairs, at the Olin Lecture June 7 in Bailey Hall.

Staff

College staff celebrate summer with Arts Quad picnic

A&S Communications

Adorned with feathers, strings of (faux) pearls and false mustaches, College of Arts & Sciences staff celebrated the end of the year with a “Great Gatsby”-themed picnic on the Arts Quad. 

Alumni support

Government alumnus’s gift boosts program related to U.S.-China relations

A&S Communications

"This will be the most important bilateral relationship the U.S. needs to manage for the next two generations, at least."

Classics

New book explores images of Egypt in Roman domestic spaces

A&S Communications

Photo right: Garden triclinium (outdoor dining benches) at the Casa dell’Efebo, a wealthy house in Pompeii. Paintings of Egyptian landscapes decorate the sides of the benches where people once reclined to dine, and an artificial canal once flowed between the benches. (Photo by Caitlín Barrett)

Performing & Media Arts

Professor Ellen Gainor speaks at London’s National Theatre

Performing & Media Arts

This summer, London’s famed National Theatre is staging Githa Sowerby's 1912 play Rutherford and Son, which is on the Theatre’s list of the top 100 plays of the 20th century. Prior to the play’s opening, the National Theatre invited J.

Government

Trump’s hardball tactics could implode Mexico’s immigration system

Los Angeles Times

In this Los Angeles Times opinion piece, Gustavo A. Flores-Macías, associate professor of government, discusses the impacts of Trump's tariff threats to Mexico.

Arts Quad in fall
Facilities

Henry Crans retires after 50 years at Cornell University

Cornell Chronicle

The Cornell community is invited to celebrate the retirement of Henry Crans, director of facilities for the College of Arts and Sciences, after 50 years at Cornell. The drop-in reception will be on Tuesday, June 25, 1-4 pm in the Groos Family Atrium in Klarman Hall.

Reunion 2019

Panel considers role of the press in a time of lies

A&S Communications

A reunion panel featured journalists and professors taking on the problem of "fake news."

Mathematics

How many taxis can scan a city? Fewer than you’d think

Cornell Chronicle

Just 10 taxis equipped with mobile sensors can survey a third of Manhattan’s streets in a day, inexpensively gathering valuable data about factors such as air quality, street conditions and bridge stability to provide an accurate and timely snapshot of a city’s health, according to a new study.

Summer at Cornell

Free events feature music, speakers, performing artists

Cornell Chronicle

The 2019 Free Summer Events Series at Cornell features a diverse lineup of local and international musicians, speakers and performers on campus every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from June 28 through Aug. 2. All events are at 7 p.m. and are open to the public.