http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/LibeskindCover.html In a Nov. 4 talk, Daniel Libeskind described how his experiences growing up in post-war Poland, his immigration to America as a teenager and his identity as a Jew have shaped his architectural vision. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:56:03 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/WSHistory.html Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies, formerly Women's Studies, has expanded over four decades to encompass the breadth of academic discourse in such areas as gender and queer studies. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:13:40 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/CornellCinema.html Cornell Cinema's eclectic year-round repertory and specialty programming offer film buffs access to a wide range of films, and co-sponsorships with a variety of academic programs. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:26:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/CinemaFunding.html The undergraduate Student Assembly has upheld a decision to cut Cornell Cinema's funding from the Student Activity Fee by 22 percent. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:26:15 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/WSEvent.html The Oct. 30 kickoff featured panelists who described how Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies has helped shape their academic careers. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:24:19 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/CULChinaCollab.html Cornell University Library and Tsinghua University Library in China cemented a formal collaboration during an Oct. 29 ceremony on Cornell's campus. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:49:13 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/ClicksLinguistics.html Linguistics scholar Amanda Miller is doing research with high-speed ultrasound technology to help her and fellow researchers successfully record and classify clicks in an endangered African language. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:28:01 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/LincolnLecture.html Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson gave a lecture Oct. 20 to launch Cornell Library's celebration of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth and a new exhibition on Lincoln. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:14:08 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/StefanonBookAward.html Assistant professor of English Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon has been named a finalist for a 2009 National Book Award in poetry for her recent collection 'Open Interval.' Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:12:30 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/LincolnExhibition.html The Cornell Library is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth with a new exhibition on the Lincoln presidency, opening Oct. 20 with rare documents and Civil War memorabilia. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:11:54 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/EhrenbergMellon.html 'Educating Scholars: Doctoral Education in the Humanities' is a new book with first author Ron Ehrenberg that looks at attrition and completion rates in humanities Ph.D. programs. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:43:33 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/Lib.partnership.gg.html Through a Andrew W. Mellon Foundation award of $385,000, Cornell University Library and Columbia University Library have entered into an unprecedented collaboration. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:56:24 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/Hiphopsalon.jm.html Hip-hop collector, historian and author Johan Kugelberg praised the leadership of Cornell librarians during a Library Salon, held Oct. 6 at the Union League Club in New York City. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:20:00 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/ToniMorrison.html Author Toni Morrison, M.A. '55, returned to campus Oct. 1-2 to read from and talk about her work with students and faculty and at two public events. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:59:53 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/MorrisonBSUlunch.html Eight members of Black Students United heard author Toni Morrison's views on writing at a private luncheon Oct. 2 at Taverna Banfi. The organization played a role in bringing Morrison to campus. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:56:37 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/ManningLabNSF.html A team of interdisciplinary researchers from Cornell and Ithaca College will study architecture and social interaction in an early civilization on Cyprus in a federally funded four-year project. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:16:47 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/AfricanaHistory.html The founding of Cornell's Africana Studies and Research Center followed years of civil rights advances and 1960s campus activism, as black students demanded recognition of their history and culture. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:02:37 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/ASRC40th.html Cornell's Africana Studies and Research Center marks its 40th anniversary with exhibitions, symposia and other events celebrating its history and considering the future of the field it pioneered. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:00:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/modelUN.html A Sept. 16 model United Nations debate, argued in nine languages about global sustainability issues, was the first event of the year for Cornell's Language House on West Campus. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:16:17 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/wearableArt.sh.html An exhibit in Mann Library's second-floor gallery through Oct. 17 features wearable art with the theme 'Red!' Pieces include fabric origami, electroluminescence and 'sound' waves. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:24:30 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/SmithPerspectives.html The Rev. Robert Smith, the Robert R. Colbert Sr. '48 Catholic Chaplain at Cornell, offers a perspectives piece on the the upcoming Colbert Symposia series. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:21:03 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/ADWhiteprofs.html Students will have the opportunity to learn from two new A.D. White Professors-at-Large: cultural critic Rebecca Solnit and conservationist Jeffrey McNeely, who were appointed to six-year terms. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:34:27 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/writerSeries.html 'I believe in God, only I spell it nature,' said author Diane Ackerman, Ph.D. '97. She spoke Sept. 2, kicking off Sage Chapel's new fall series, Sage Wednesdays, held Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:30:36 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/KellsAngels.html Some early manuscripts, including the Book of Kells, contain artwork that is microscopically precise, despite being created centuries before microscopes. John Cisne explains how it could have been done. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:05:05 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/designLanguage.html The interior design field now has a language of its own, thanks to Professor Jan Jennings, who has spearheaded an online database for contemporary design that includes a new vocabulary. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:06:50 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/libeWrath.gg.html Students met in small groups Aug. 24 to discuss the themes of the New Student Reading Project book. While some appreciated reading a classic, others said they would have preferred a contemporary book. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:42:24 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/GrapesPanel.da.html Four Cornell faculty members analyzed John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath' from economic, environmental, literary and labor history perspectives for new students Aug. 23 in Barton Hall. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:52:53 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/WyethColor.html The colors of a 1919 painting by N.C. Wyeth have finally come to light, thanks to cutting-edge technologies developed at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:38:16 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/ReadingProject.html Some 3,500 incoming freshmen and new transfer students will discuss John Steinbeck's 1939 novel in depth during campuswide discussions Aug. 23-24, part of the ninth annual New Student Reading Project. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:24:39 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/SolarHouse.html After several months of construction, engineering and design work, Cornell's 2009 Solar Decathlon house will debut to the public Aug. 27 at the Great New York State Fair. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:56:43 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/OatesWriting.html Author Joyce Carol Oates lectured Aug. 5 in Statler Hall on the lives and creative motivations of famous writers including Charlotte and Emily Bronte, Ernest Hemingway and Emily Dickinson. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:31:54 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/TTDJuly31.html Events at Cornell this week include a lecture by writer Joyce Carol Oates, Latin music on the Arts Quad, stargazing, films and an engineering symposium. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:49:23 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/TTDJuly24.html Events this week include concerts of electronic and Irish music, bird walks in Sapsucker Woods, and an award-winning film from Central America. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:41:09 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/MellonGrant.html Cornell Library has received a $375,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to continue to help historically black colleges and universities create and manage digital collections. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:19:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/SCTsummer09.html The School of Criticism and Theory immerses participants in a broad range of topics in the humanities and social sciences, from poetry, art and literary history to political science and cultural movements. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:22:59 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/CCAawards.html The Cornell Council for the Arts announced painter James Siena '79 will receive the 2009-10 Eissner Artist of the Year Award, and Dorian Bandy '10 the annual Cornell Undergraduate Artist Award. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:14:02 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/ByfieldASA.html Judith Byfield, Cornell associate professor of history and Africana studies, will serve in 2009-10 as vice president of the African Studies Association, an international group of scholars. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:27:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/BrownViceProvost.html On June 11, Provost Kent Fuchs announced that English Professor Laura Brown will succeed Michele Moody-Adams, July 1, as vice provost for undergraduate education. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:03:40 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/KrasikovRohrprize.html Sana Krasikov '01 has won the 2009 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, worth $100,000, for her debut short story collection, 'One More Year.' Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:23:03 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/KammenBook.da.html In 'Part and Apart: The Black Experience at Cornell, 1865-1945,' historian Carol Kammen pieces together a picture of African-American student life in the university's first 80 years. Thu, 28 May 2009 20:02:59 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/Spartacus.da.html The history professor's new book on one of the most famous conflicts in ancient history sheds light for the first time on the slave rebellion, the rebels' tactics and why they were ultimately defeated. Wed, 20 May 2009 14:28:15 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/Islandia.gg.html Islandica, first published in 1908, is available online to the scholarly community in a searchable, open-access format and in print. The series is an extension of the library's Fiske Icelandic Collection. Mon, 18 May 2009 18:19:08 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/RichterAppt.da.html Acclaimed educator, designer and author Dagmar Richter has been appointed to chair the Department of Architecture, effective July 1. She comes to Cornell from UCLA. Wed, 13 May 2009 18:19:30 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/NortonDrama.da.html J. Ellen Gainor, professor of theater and associate dean of the Graduate School, co-authored and made significant play selections for the first-ever 'Norton Anthology of Drama.' Wed, 13 May 2009 18:17:24 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/hiphopClass.html Librarians helped teach the new course Researching Hip-Hop, where students worked with primary sources and conducted original research. They showcased their new knowledge at a hip-hop fair April 29. Wed, 06 May 2009 22:57:10 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/FilmStudies.da.html The Department of Theatre, Film and Dance is a focal point for a growing network of film and media studies scholars across campus, with two recent conferences and nine faculty members added to the graduate field. Wed, 06 May 2009 22:54:14 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/psychArt.da.html William Chen '09, a fine arts major in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, won the Department of Psychology's universitywide art competition by basing a work on his own thought process. Fri, 01 May 2009 08:49:50 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/McGrawMuseum.html Mummies, a shell necklace from a Hawaiian chief, masks from male initiation rituals in Zambia - it's all at McGraw Hall Museum, home of the anthropology department's teaching collection. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:56:35 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/AshkinGuggen.da.html Assistant professor of art Michael Ashkin has received a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation supporting his upcoming solo sculpture exhibition in Vienna, Austria. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:37:27 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/ChinaEcoBuilding.html A Cornell team traveled to China to participate in an eco-urban design workshop, where they developed an innovative urban model for China to consider as it prepares to build new cities. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:07:57 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/intlRome.da.html Architecture, art and planning students in the Cornell in Rome Program are documenting their impressions through a series of blogs. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:57:46 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/SteeleGarbage.da.html The song 'Garbage!' by Bill Steele '54 remains one of the environmental movement's anthems, popularized by Pete Seeger and still as timely as when Steele wrote it in San Francisco in 1969. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:13:47 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/bookContest.gg.html Winners in Cornell's seventh annual Book Collection Contest include the owners of a book collection about interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and of a collection of Mark Strand publications. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:30:47 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/AwkwardCircus.da.html Spectacle and showmanship filled Willard Straight Hall's Memorial Room April 13, as 'Awkward Circus' presented a variety of acts reflecting student life, from jugglers to a burlesque routine. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:51:02 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/Mass.Schwartz.da.html The Cornell production of Leonard Bernstein's rarely seen 'Mass' will have more than 125 performers on stage at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, April 21-26. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:21:06 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/InsecurityConf.da.html Scholars will explore military conflict and security in a two-day conference, 'Accumulating Insecurity, Securing Accumulation: Militarizing Everyday Life,' April 17-18 at the ILR Conference Center. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:18:41 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/SudanScholar.da.html Ushari Khalil is on campus this year to lecture and write about his advocacy on behalf of children and displaced populations in Sudan -- work that has put him at risk there. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:18:13 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/DAAD.html Five Cornell students will study in Germany during the 2009-10 academic year after winning fellowships from the German Academic Exchange Service and the Cornell/Heidelberg Exchange. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:19:13 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/WhiteEgypt.gg.html A collection of photographs, books and other materials from Cornell President A.D. White's restorative journey to Egypt in 1889 offer a unique glimpse of the era to users of Cornell Library. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:39:36 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/WongCCA.da.html Jonathan Wong will present a collaborative performance piece, 'The Same Dance 4 Times,' April 8 at 5 p.m. in the Weill Hall atrium. He will receive the 2008-09 Undergraduate Artist Award after the performance. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:16:57 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/Mellon.Dubreuil.da.html Cornell professor Laurent Dubreuil will investigate non-standard logic and the cognitive study of language with the help of a $274,000 Mellon New Directions Fellowship. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:13:20 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/AlumGreektoMe2.html Brad Herzog '90 considers the meaning of a heroic life in his new book, 'Greek to Me: A Would-be Hero's American Odyssey.' Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:32:09 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/Feedbak.sh.html A team of Cornell students has designed a line of menswear clothing from fabric donated by Pendleton Woolen Mills. They are hoping Pendleton will integrate the 12 garment styles into its designs. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:18:05 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/StrunkWhite.html 'The Elements of Style' marks its 50th anniversary since E.B. White revised and expanded the original book by his former Cornell professor, William Strunk Jr. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:29:57 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/Gamelan.diversity.da.html Two campus musical ensembles explored their different cultural and religious traditions together in collaborative performances supported by Cornell's Breaking Bread Initiative. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:38:47 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/AIP.UNforum.da.html Cornell's American Indian Program is offering its students a chance to participate in an upcoming United Nations forum on indigenous issues. The program also has strengthened support for students and scholars. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:20:07 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/TheatreStudies.da.html Cornell theatre arts alumni and current graduate students will present papers on the topic of celebrity in 'Causes Celebre,' a symposium March 27-28 at the Schwartz Center. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:15:09 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/Hassanlecture.da.html Salah Hassan will deliver the Society for the Humanities' Annual Invitational Lecture March 25 at 4:30 p.m. in Goldwin Smith Hall. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:38:36 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/DragonDay2009.html Cornell's 108th annual Dragon Day on March 13 featured the usual parade through campus and ritual burning, but this year the dragon survived thanks to state environmental regulations. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:06:24 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/DarwinExhibit.html The collaborative exhibition 'Charles Darwin: After the Origin' is on view at Kroch Library and Ithaca's Museum of the Earth. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:01:11 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/Alexie.lecture.da.html Native American writer Sherman Alexie discussed his experiences growing up on a reservation with humor and insight in his Olin Lecture, March 6 in Cornell's Statler Auditorium. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:57:40 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/transRhetorics.da.html The March 6-8 TransRhetorics conference celebrated diverse interdisciplinary work in transgender studies and new rhetorical approaches in representations of transgender lives. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:54:56 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/CUwriters.lj.html English professors discussed the work and influence of poet A.R. Ammons and alumni Thomas Pynchon, Loida Maritza Perez and Manuel Munoz in a scholarly panel on Cornell writers March 4. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:30:07 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/puppet.theater.mw.html Puppets used in the Awaji Puppet Theater performances Feb. 24-25 on campus are used in Japan in religious rites and other rituals, according to Professor Jane Marie Law. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:07:07 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/AmazonPOD.ws.html In a partnership between Cornell University Library and Amazon.com, some 90,000 titles from Cornell's library shelves will be available as print-on-demand books as well as online. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:46:59 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/Diaz.artspanel.da.html Novelist Junot Diaz, M.F.A. '95, and Cornell faculty members considered the growing Latino community and the readiness of the arts to address immigration at a panel discussion Feb. 19. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:50:05 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/JordenObit.html Eleanor Jorden, who established Cornell as a leading institution for the study of Japanese, died Feb. 11. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:41:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/alumWriters.html In a panel discussion Feb. 20, novelists Melissa Bank '98, Junot Diaz '95 and Julie Schumacher '86 praised Cornell's Creative Writing Program and gave advice to aspiring authors. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:58:26 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/BookProject09.html The Cornell and Ithaca communities will read 'The Grapes of Wrath,' John Steinbeck's classic 1939 novel of Dust Bowl refugees, during the 2009 New Student Reading Project. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:20:57 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/WhatsHappening.html Bits on Our Minds, the annual expo of student efforts in digital technology, will take place March 4, and the Faculty Innovation in Teaching Program will issue a call for proposals at the end of February. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:49:47 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/Eisenmanvisit.da.html Architect Peter Eisenman '56 made his debut as a visiting Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor with three days of events including a public lecture on his Holocaust memorial project in Germany. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:17:33 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/Playwrights.da.html The Alumni Playwrights Reunion Weekend at the Schwartz Center will welcome back five accomplished Cornellians and will feature readings of their work, a roundtable discussion and a new play. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:53:15 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/Writerspanel.da.html The three alumni fiction writers will discuss their careers Feb. 20 at 2:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:49:48 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/Alum.Seattleconcerto.da.html Charles Staadecker '71 is honoring his alma mater and his 25th wedding anniversary with the commissioning of a concerto to be performed by the Seattle Symphony in April. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:11:19 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/PicturingEden.da.html 'Picturing Eden,' on display at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, looks at paradise through the work of 37 contemporary photographers. Nancy Green will lead a tour of the exhibition March 5. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:00:27 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/MilsteinSenate.da.html College of Architecture, Art and Planning Dean Kent Kleinman spoke out at a Faculty Senate meeting Feb. 11, stressing the need to build Paul Milstein Hall. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:54:05 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/SeanShepherd.gl.html The Philharmonic has commissioned Cornell doctoral student Sean Shepherd to write a musical composition, to premiere in April 2010. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:42:59 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/EissnerAward.gl.html Novelist Junot Diaz will receive the Eissner Artist of the Year Award and will participate in a discussion on 'Arts and the Impact on Immigration, Feb. 19. Alumni will read from their work Feb. 20. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:29:18 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/PapunyaArt.da.html The Johnson Museum explores Australian aboriginal painting with a new exhibit, 'Icons of the Desert: Early Aboriginal Paintings from Papunya,' and a symposium, 'Papunya Then and Now,' planned for Feb. 14. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:15:11 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/NathanAward.da.html Gener, senior editor of American Theatre, is the winner of the 2007-08 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, an honor administered annually by Cornell's Department of English. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:50:26 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/tajCollection.html A collection of visual and written materials on South Asian architecture and material culture assembled by the late Cornell professor and dean Robert 'Scotty' MacDougall is now available to a global audience. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:48:22 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/Sanchez.fashionline.sh.html Heber Sanchez '09 has reaped a $25,000 Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship for designing a sustainable fashion line for young men that combines second-hand clothing with organic textiles. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:38:57 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/Arabic.intensive.da.html The Department of Near Eastern Studies will launch an Intensive Arabic Program in the fall, with a full semester of language study on the Cornell campus and a semester living and studying in Jordan. Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:52:09 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/RichardsonParis.da.html Associate professor Riche Richardson recently spent a week in Paris as a cultural envoy. She gave talks, and her art quilts depicting Barack Obama, Josephine Baker and Simone de Beauvoir were exhibited. Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:48:27 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/Diaz.advance.da.html Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Diaz, M.F.A. '95, will visit campus in February to kick off a yearlong 'Centennial Plus Five Celebration of Creative Writing at Cornell.' Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:12:35 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/Schwartz20.da.html After hundreds of performances by thousands of students, the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts is still a very young member of the Cornell family, celebrating its 20th anniversary. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:03:42 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/LIW.preview.da.html The Light in Winter Festival of Science and the Arts is Jan. 23-25 on campus and other venues in Ithaca. The festival showcases cutting-edge ideas through theater, lectures, music and multimedia events. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:12:43 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/MBWprize09.da.html Jessica Evett-Miller '00, M.F.A. '09, has received the second annual Margaret Bourke-White Photography Portfolio Prize. Her winning portfolio, 'Strata,' will be displayed in Hartell Gallery Jan. 19-30. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:26:58 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/CRPGenesee.da.html A strategic conservation plan created by a City and Regional Planning graduate class for the Genesee Land Trust was recognized by the Upstate New York Chapter of the American Planning Association. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:34:53 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/Kleinman.QA.short.html Dean Kent Kleinman talks about the opportunities facing Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:28:55 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/AAPBriefs.html Anthony Graves, MFA '09, an Ithaca artist and curator, has been selected to receive the 2008 Hartell Graduate Award. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:58:28 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/MusicPhila.da.html More than 60 student musicians in the Cornell Wind Ensembles participated in an outreach and education project with young instrumental music students in the Philadelphia school district in November. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:03:55 EDT