'Down Girl' tackles misogyny in the #MeToo era

Why does misogyny persist, even in supposedly post-patriarchal parts of the world like the U.S., asks Kate Manne in her book, "Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny."

Richard Meier '56 endows architecture chair in AAP

The chair of the Department of Architecture in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning has been endowed by renowned architect Richard Meier, B.Arch. '56.

Rand to house luminous, voluminous fine arts library

Rand Hall will be transformed over the next 18 months as the home of the Mui Ho Fine Arts Library, a state-of-the-art facility on the building's top two floors.

MLK lecturer: King's 'other America' endures

Several hundred people attended the annual MLK Day of Commemoration address by Mitchell Jackson Jan. 23 in Sage Chapel.

Things to Do, Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2018

Events this week include a Cornell Chorus community concert; Festival 24 and auditions for Performing and Media Arts productions; "45 Years at the Johnson Museum" and a film series on women scientists and inventors including Hedy Lamarr.

CIS offers two diversity-focused summer programs

Computing and Information Science is offering two summer programs designed to recruit and support underrepresented minorities in graduate computing fields.

Cornell establishes Office of Global Learning

A new Office of Global Learning is being established to integrate services for students and faculty engaged in global education activities.

Lactation hormone cues birds to be good parents

Toppling a widespread assumption that a “lactation” hormone only cues animals to produce food for their babies, Cornell researchers have shown the hormone also prompts zebra finches to be good parents.

Paychecks to reflect federal tax reform changes

As a result of tax reform passed by Congress in December, changes to the amount of federal tax withheld will be reflected in the Jan. 31 paycheck of Cornell employees paid semimonthly and Feb. 8 for those paid biweekly.

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