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Events

Thursday, July 9

CAU on-campus program: Dark Streets, Alienation, and Betrayal in Film Noir

Raymond Chandler’s crisp and unsettling observation that “the streets were dark with something more than night” points to the world of films in which...

CAU on-campus program: Second Nature: Protecting and Fostering  Native Biodiversity, led by Todd Bittner

Amid the holdings of the Cornell Plantations are nearly 4,000 acres of diverse nature preserves. The mission of Todd Bittner, director of these areas, is to...

CAU on-campus program: Taking Flight: An Introduction to the World of Birds, led by Scott Haber and Scott Taylor

Among acres of woods, marshes, and ponds off Sapsucker Woods Road lies a national treasure: the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. On early morning excursions there...

CAU on-campus program: The Ethical Mind: Morality and Everyday Life, led by David A. Pizarro

How do we know that some things are morally wrong, and what motivates us to act on moral beliefs? If human morality is based on our ability to reason, then...

CAU on-campus program: The Intriguing Lives of Galaxies, led by Martha P. Haynes

The “Tadpole.” The “Black Eye.” The “Whirlpool.” Such exotic names describe just some of the galaxies that populate our universe. This class will delight...

CAU on-campus program: The Wines Course 2015, led by Abby S. Nash

Prepare your palate for a real treat. With Abby Nash, our master wine instructor and former faculty member at Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration, we’ll...

In Vibrant Color: Historical Seed and Nursery Catalogs from the Ethel Z. Bailey Collection

Starting in the mid-nineteenth century many gardeners experienced a reprieve from the dark and cold of winter with the arrival of a seed and nursery catalog...

Knowledge with a Public Purpose: Voices from the Field in Cornell's Land-Grant History

What’s so special about Cornell University? Our land-grant mission for one. Fostering knowledge as a public good has been a cornerstone of Cornell...

Sapsuckers to Swallowtails Art Exhibit

“Sapsuckers to Swallowtails," features the work of Sue deLearie Adair. Her artwork is inspired by her love of the natural world, and all creatures great and...

150 Ways to Say Cornell

Cornell University Library’s new exhibition, 150 Ways to Say Cornell, celebrates Cornell’s Sesquicentennial. On April 27, 1865, New York State Governor...

An Eternal Love: The Art Student and the Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome

The Non-Catholic Cemetery for Foreigners in Rome, historically referred to as the Protestant Cemetery or the English Cemetery has, since the early 18th...

Cast and Present: Replicating Antiquity in the Museum and the Academy

Drawing on Cornell’s collection of plaster casts after classical art—the brainchild of Andrew Dickson White—this exhibition marks Cornell’s Sesquicentennial...

Locally Sourced

Locally Sourced [past event]

Locally Sourced is a curated show of work by artists who are based in and around Ithaca: Mara Baldwin, Joshua Bonnetta, Leslie Brack, Gail Fitzgerald,...

Show Me the Money: Funding Beyond Cornell

Trying to identify funding sources for dissertation research and writing? Learn how to find opportunities offered by foundations and other granting...

Natural Areas Hike

Natural Areas Hike [past event]

Join the Cornell Gorge Stewards on a hike of the beautiful Fall Creek Gorge. You'll learn about the history of the area, geology and the local flora and...

Henry IV

Henry IV [past event]

The Ithaca Shakespeare Company presents the second installment in our epic sequence of Shakespeare’s history plays! Having deposed the rightful king and...

Cornell Hotel Society - Wine Tasting and First Look at the Union Market

Wine Tasting and First Look at the Union MarketInvitation from the Cornell Hotel Society - Los Angeles & Orange County ChapterYou are invited to the...

Cornell Young Alumni of Fairfield County - 2nd Edition

"Based on the overwhelming success of our first event, weÂ're coming back at you with Cornell Young Alumni of Fairfield County event #2. We will be gathering...

Thursday, July 9