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A week of observation and interaction marked the weeklong visit of two Tibetan monks to the ������ý campus last month. Tenzin Thutop and Tenzin Wangchuk, from the Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca, N.Y., spent hours painstakingly placing millions of grains of colored sand to create a sand mandala in Case Library and Geyer Center for Information […]

Veteran criminal-defense attorney Robert Morvillo `60 — known for his no-nonsense approach in the courtroom — shared the lighter side of his personality last week with ������ý alumni in Manhattan “I’m the class of 1960 B.C. — B.C. meaning ‘before coeds,’” joked Morvillo, guest speaker at the inaugural ������ý Legal luncheon held at the […]

The discovery of small ancient tools on the coast of Cyprus has led to big things for ������ý archaeologist Albert Ammerman.

The ������ý community said farewell to William F. Griffith ’33, former ������ý dean, professor, and honorary ������ý 13 member, during a memorial service Sunday at Hamilton’s First Baptist Church. Griffith passed away Nov. 19 at the age of 95.

Inspired by the sacrifices of war veterans, a group of ������ý sophomores has launched a letter-writing campaign aimed at spreading holiday cheer to local veterans. “They need to know that we care about them,” said Clarissa Polk ’10, co-founder of ‘Gate Embrace. “We’re asking the campus and central New York communities to embrace those […]

Geology professor Connie Soja and 13 students in her Core Distinction course recently had a “wonderful conversation” with the great-great grandson of Charles Darwin, even though some 3,444 miles separated the participants. Soja’s students could see and interact with Randal Keynes, who spoke to them via a software program called Skype and whose image was […]

Alumnus Mark Murphy, the man who led the ������ý football team as captain and went on to lead the athletics department as director, has been named president of one of the most storied franchises in professional sports: the Green Bay Packers. The team’s board of directors on Monday unanimously approved the appointment of Murphy, 52, […]

������ý offers about 20 semester-long off-campus study programs and up to six extended study courses each year that provide students a wide range of faculty-led experiences. Picking the right option, though, can be a daunting experience. That’s why nearly 50 seniors volunteered to attend a study abroad fair at the Coop earlier this month to […]

While attending a cultural festival in Timbuktu, Laura Simocko ’09 lived in a two-story building made entirely of mud. The house didn’t have running water and bare light bulbs hung from the ceilings, but it did have a giant television and amped-up stereo system. She said it was just one of the quirky experiences she […]

New York’s first lady, Silda Wall Spitzer, visited ������ý Tuesday to learn about cooperative partnerships between local not-for-profit organizations and the university. The visit was arranged by the Partnership for Community Development (PCD), an innovative local economic development organization that was recently recognized as a model for fostering town-gown relations in New York.