Looking for a study break? Here are two exhibits at Mann Library worth taking in:
Magic Mushrooms: Student work from PLPA 2010 on display through May 13
PLPA 2010, “Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds” is not your typical biology class— it’s more like a narrated double-decker bus tour of the Kingdom of Fungi. We tell the stories of weird and world-sustaining mushrooms, pay homage to the noble works of yeasts, and explore humid thickets of medicinal molds. We meet and eat some of our subjects in demonstration labs.
Because the class aims to be approachable, it attracts a delightfully diverse group of students —330 of them this Spring. For a pinch of extra credit, some seized the opportunity to make fungus-inspired art based on a fungus fact. The public is warmly welcome to drop by an exhibit of their work, on display in Mann Library’s Top Shelf Gallery space (1st floor) through May 13.
Knowledge with a Public Purpose
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 University’s history from its earliest beginnings. Since its very founding, many of the teachers, students and staff at this university have focused on helping people solve problems to make their world—their neighborhoods, homes, farms, cities, towns and natural environments—a thriving place to live, work and learn.
Come to an interactive exhibit at Mann Library to learn more about their stories and the way their work has laid the groundwork for a lively culture of public engagement at Cornell today—making a difference to all of us over the last 150 years. On display in the Mann Gallery (2nd floor) through August 31.