Media studies is topic of yearlong lecture series

The new field of media studies will be explored in a yearlong series of lectures beginning Oct. 6 that focus on emerging research, particularly by younger scholars in the field.

Celebrating Kay Obendorf's 50-year fiber science legacy

S. Kay Obendorf, who retired in June after 50 years at Cornell in the College of Human Ecology, was honored Sept. 8 with the unveiling of a quarter-scale model of “PolyForm,” an architectural art installation by Jenny Sabin at Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.

Ithaca Mayor Myrick to present drug plan Sept. 29 on campus

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick '09 will discuss the Ithaca Plan: A Public Health and Safety Approach to Drugs and Drug Policy at noon Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room.

'Freedom Interrupted' event launches yearlong dialogue

Almost 100 people gathered Sept. 19 to kick off a yearlong conversation, "Freedom Interrupted: Race, Gender, Nation and Policing," an interdisciplinary cross-campus collaboration.

New women's rowing shell to be named for President Garrett

All are invited to attend the dedication of a women's rowing team shell in honor of the late Cornell president Elizabeth Garrett Saturday, Oct. 1, at 9:45 a.m., at the Cornell Rowing Center.

New York foods entice Capitol Hill lawmakers

New York Farm Day Sept. 14 served up yogurt, chocolate, duck, whiskey, clams to wine ice cream on Capitol Hill as New York’s agricultural community showed their wares to the legislative community.

Campus groups pool efforts to save more water

As the drought continues, Cornell's Residential Programs and the Office of Sustainability are launching “Energy Smackdown: Every Drop Counts,” a six-week conservation competition among residence halls.

Things to Do, Sept. 16-23, 2016

Events on campus include panel discussions with films on climate change and Beyoncé, race and gender; the Farmers Market at Cornell, and faculty book talks by Peter Enns and Rodney Dietert.

Grants to help digitize glass models, punk fliers

A new award from the Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences will digitize glass models of marine invertebrates, punk music fliers, labor movement archives and plans for archaeological site.