Cornell in Rome instructor Jeffrey Blanchard, left, takes a moment to point out important aspects of the Roman Forum from atop the Capitoline Hill. Learn more about the Cornell in Rome program.
Bachelor of fine arts students present thesis projects in a final presentation and critique at the end of the spring semester. The B.F.A. curriculum combines the intensive studio culture of the art department with enhanced access to electives in all areas of the university. Learn more about applying to the B.F.A. program.
M. Arthur Gensler and his family's recent $10 million endowment gift names and supports the future of AAP's thriving New York City program. The gift names the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center at its 26 Broadway location in Manhattan.
Alumnus and New York City–based architect and urban designer Peter Robinson (B.Arch. '98) brings the values and participatory processes that inform his work on race, architecture, and urban spaces at BlackSpace Urbanist Collective into the AAP NYC studio for a second year.
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Monday, February 27, 2017–March 17, 2017
Yael Erel: Light Topographies
This immersive installation is grounded in direct physical phenomena, but ones that challenge the limits of our perception. Full Story
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Monday, March 13, 2017
Susan Fleming: Women and Negotiations: Getting what You're Worth
Susan S. Fleming, a senior lecturer at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, gave a talk for AAP Connect on negotiation strategies for women. Full Story
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Thursday, March 9, 2017
Marketisation, Public Services, and the City: The Potential for Polanyian Counter Movements
Cambridge Journals of Regions, Economy, and Society is offering free access to the top cited paper, coauthored by Mildred Warner, through June 2017. Cambridge Journals of Regions, Economy, and Society
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Thursday, February 23, 2017
Students Recreate Music, Vibe from Jazz's Earliest Days
One hundred years to the day after the recording of the first jazz record, five undergraduates led by Colin Hancock (B.S. URS '19) will recreate the event. Full Story
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Monday, February 20, 2017
Einaudi Center Launches Dissertation Development Program
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies will use new grant money to help doctoral students with dissertation research. Cornell Chronicle
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Thursday, February 16, 2017
Cornell University Design Students to Work with Sterling Nature Center
Design Connect, a student-run organization at Cornell University, could help Sterling Nature Center with ideas for a new building. The Citizen
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Monday, February 13, 2017
Celebrating Susan Christopherson: A Panel Honoring her Life, Work, and Leadership in Economic Geography
The Association of American Geographers will host a panel during their annual meeting to pay tribute to the life and work of Susan Christopherson. Association of American Geographers
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Friday, February 10, 2017
Field Trips to Seoul and Dallas Inspire Baker Program in Real Estate Students
Winter Break field trips to Seoul, South Korea, and Dallas, Texas provided urban case-study experience to Baker Program in Real Students. Full Story
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Friday, February 10, 2017
URS Students See Theory in Practice at Ithaca's Chain Works District
URS students toured the proposed site of an urban-style "live, work, play" mixed-use redevelopment for the former Emerson Power Transmission facility in Ithaca. Full Story
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Cornell in Rome Program to Celebrate 30 Years in March
Cornell in Rome's 30th-anniversary celebration will feature three days of tours, receptions, panels, and networking. Cornell Chronicle
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Thursday, January 26, 2017
Leon Lawrence, Former Diversity Administrator, Dies at 74
Lawrence, a retired diversity administrator at AAP and Cornell with a legacy of campus and community service, died on January 20. He was 74. Full Story
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Monday, January 23, 2017
Mellon Grant Extends Collaborative Seminar Series
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has approved $1.1 million to extend the Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities. Full Story
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Monday, January 9, 2017
East Hill Notes: The Bottom-Line Impact of Susan Christopherson
An editorial by Gary Stewart recounts the many achievements of CRP's Susan Christopherson. Tompkins Weekly
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Jeffrey Chusid Appointed as CRP Interim Chair
Associate Professor Jeffrey Chusid has been named interim chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning for the spring 2017 semester. Full Story
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Planning Chair and Scholar Susan Christopherson Dies
A celebration of Susan Christopherson's life and work will be held on April 29 from 2–5 p.m., in the Abby and Howard Milstein Auditorium and the Milstein dome. Full Story
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Monday, December 12, 2016
Abbott Awarded John Crampton Travelling Scholarship
Ph.D. candidate Martin Abbott received the prestigious scholarship to support four years of doctoral research in CRP. Full Story
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Friday, December 9, 2016
Rural Towns Not Up-To-Date on Farming
CRP's George Frantz, whose area of expertise includes land use planning for agriculture, weighs in on upstate zoning ordinances. Democrat & Chronicle
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Friday, December 9, 2016
Frantz's Firm Wins APA Award for Town Plan
A project of the Ithaca firm of George R. Frantz has won an American Planning Association award for innovations in its Town of Geneva Comprehensive Plan. Full Story
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Friday, December 9, 2016
Sustainable Water Management in Santorini
Laura Kenny (M.R.P. '17) traveled to Santorini to study rainwater harvesting cisterns and assess them for future water storage and conservation education. Full Story
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Monday, November 28, 2016
Historic Preservation Planning Celebrates 40 Years
CRP's HPP program celebrated its 40th anniversary this fall with a series of events including lectures, exhibitions, receptions, and a symposium. Full Story
