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March 16, 2018

All members of the Cornell community are invited to the reception recognizing the 2018 recipient of the James A Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony, March 19 at 4 pm in Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room The prize was established...

March 15, 2018

The ILR School will hold a public event March 19 that examines one of today’s most pressing issues: sexual harassment in the workplace US Sen Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cornell President Martha E Pollack will open the discussion, held 2:30 to 4 pm in Statler...

March 14, 2018

The Professor Emeritus of Food Science and Director of the National Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Program at Cornell University, Dr Robert B Gravani brought risk and crisis communication in food safety to Cornell University's Master of Public Health Cohort Risk...

March 14, 2018

Lindsay France/University Photography Sara Xayarath Hernández, associate dean for inclusion and student engagement, in Caldwell Hall The Department of Inclusion and Workforce Diversity soon will send a request via email to all faculty and staff,...

March 13, 2018

Rachel Rhodes/University Relations Conor McCabe '18 and Rep Kurt Schrader '74 in Schrader's office Delegates from Cornell traveled to Washington, DC, March 4-7 to advocate for federal support of land-grant universities and agricultural research as part...

March 12, 2018

Brower Youth Awards Last year, Dejah Powell '18 founded Get Them to the Green, an organization that aims to foster love for the environment among Chicago youth, particularly youth of color  The South Side of Chicago, where Dejah Powell ’18 grew...

March 8, 2018

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...

March 7, 2018

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...

March 6, 2018

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...

March 5, 2018

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...

March 2, 2018

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...

March 1, 2018

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...