Patrick Shanahan/University Photography Yasin Ahmed Arriving on campus in August alongside new students, Yasin Ahmed, the university’s first Muslim chaplain, was impressed “The first thing that struck me about the students in particular is their...
Cornell Master of Public Health Candidate Darryl Ware has been named a Forbes Under 30 Scholar and will attend the Forbes Under 30 Summit, October 1 through 4 in Boston, Massachusetts The conference brings together more than 7,000 inspired young entrepreneurs and...
Nicholas Kristof Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof, a writer for The New York Times known for his work exposing social injustice, will speak on campus Monday, Oct 2, at 5 pm in Call Auditorium The event is free and open to the...
Home Plate connects Cornell students with the Ithaca community by matching small groups of students with local families for regular social events, usually dinners hosted by the families It’s an opportunity for both sides to learn about one another and...
The first 2017 meeting of “CU Women Lead: Supporting Women’s Career Growth,” Cornell’s chapter of the American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network, will be held Sept 26, 3:30-4:30 pm, in 135 Emerson Hall All Cornell women faculty and staff are...
Nanci Schwartz Olaf Larson, summer 2017 At 107 years old, Olaf Larson is Cornell’s oldest living faculty member When asked to explain his longevity, the professor emeritus of rural sociology quipped: “That’s a secret” And then he laughed Larson...
US Sen Chuck Schumer, D-NY, announces a $400,000 grant for upgrades to facilities and equipment at the Federal Golden Nematode Laboratory at Cornell With Schumer, from left, are Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick '09, Cornell President Martha Pollack, and Kathryn Boor...
Cornell President Martha E Pollack and 56 other presidents and chancellors of Association of American Universities member schools sent a letter Sept 7 urging Congress to act immediately so that DACA participants may remain in the United States without fear of...
Why are public schools failing Why is school segregation higher than it’s been since the mid-20th century To answer these questions, Noliwe Rooks followed the money Her new book, “Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public...
Bill McShea/Provided A site in Front Royal, Virginia, shows the difference in plant growth between a plot, at left, where deer graze and which is full of invasive Japanese stiltgrass, compared to a plot where deer are excluded by a fence When rampant...
Provided Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellows share the facts and flavors of agricultural biotechnology The Cornell Alliance for Science is launching a “$10M by 2020” campaign, seeded with a $64 million grant from the Bill & Melinda...