On Sept. 5, 2017, President Donald Trump said his administration would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, enacted by executive action in 2012 by his predecessor, Barack Obama. Attorney General Jeff Sessions also announced a six-month winding-down period for DACA. That period concluded March 5, and legislative…
Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Senior Vice Provost Barbara Knuth issued the following statement March 1: Cornell University values civic discourse as essential to the academic mission and promotes public engagement as critical to inspiring future leaders. Disciplinary action resulting from responsible engagement in nonviolent protest will not jeopardize admission to…
The Cornell University Board of Trustees approved tuition rates and other planning parameters for next year’s budget that include investments in key academic priorities to spur academic excellence, research collaboration and educational innovation while ensuring student access and greater socio-economic diversity. The anticipated $2.3 billion operating budget for the Ithaca…
A major study led by Cornell researchers reveals for the first time that water troughs on farms are a conduit for the spread of toxic E. coli in cattle, which can then spread the pathogen to people through bacteria in feces. The study was published Feb. 7 in the journal…
When NBA star LeBron James criticized President Trump on ESPN, Fox News host Laura Ingraham told James to “shut up and dribble.” Her comment triggered outrage and accusations of racism. Historian Amy Bass will discuss what happens when professional athletes speak publicly about political issues in this year’s Harold Seymour…
The #MeToo movement seems to have sparked a sea change in how we think of sexual harassment. But in this Academic Minute, Kate Manne, assistant professor of philosophy, discusses why our attitudes are still not where they need to be. As Manne says, “In the wake of the #MeToo campaign,…
Three student and staff groups were selected as winners of the Ewing Family Service Award, a fund established in 2015 to support community-engaged projects that directly impact the Cornell campus community. Facilitated by the Cornell Public Service Center and made possible by a donation from the Ewing family, the award…
Provided. From left, Sharon Motomura, Chiedozie Egesi and Joana Norton, pose in front of an international hybridization plot at the University of Hawaii, Hilo, which was planted with high-yielding cassava from Africa that is resistant to viruses and elite material from South America with high dry matter and high beta carotenes.…
In follow-up to their seminal Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission report on planetary health, Dr. Steven Osofsky and Dr. Montira Pongsiri, faculty affiliated with Cornell’s Master of Public Health Program, now describe how to pull Planetary Health into practice. “The use of Health Impact Assessments (HIA) can be the bridge to the planetary…
