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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...
Jason Koski/University Photography Incoming students on a Fall Creek Gorge hike The annual National Run/Walk to School/Work event, open to the entire Cornell community, will be held Sept 15, with the opportunity for participants to win prizes Prizes...
Outbreaks of infectious diseases, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and foodborne diseases are happening around the globe and make comprehensive public health assessment, planning and action crucial A diverse group of 15 students recently began to learn how...
Thúy Tranviet/Provided Students harvest vegetables on a farm in Bến Tre, the Mekong Delta, Vietnam Launching this fall, the Department of Anthropology’s new Global Gateways course sequence will give students the opportunity to prepare for, and make the...
Sudha Venkatramanan/Provided Saurabh Mehta’s research team tests biofortified pearl millet in Mumbai When Saurabh Mehta started working as a physician in India, he concentrated on treating sick patients Now he takes a broader approach to such...
Provided Jan Nyrop, director of Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (CUAES) Expanding on Cornell’s digital agriculture initiative, a slate of six projects totaling more than $1 million will generate innovative research in the...