August overcomes odds, receives E. E. Just Lecture Award

Cornell immunologist Avery August unusual life path has led him the 2014 E.E. Just Lecture Award, given annually to an outstanding minority scientist.

Community Relations wins MLK Peacemaker Award

Cornell’s Office of Community Relations won the Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award Jan. 17 awarded by the Community Dispute Resolution Center and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center.

Cornellians urged to reflect on legacy of MLK this weekend

In a message to the Cornell community, President David Skorton encouraged remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. and reflection on "how each of us and all of us can advance the values he stood for in our own lives and in the communities we share."

Sara Hernández to lead Grad School diversity efforts

Sara Xayarath Hernández, director of Diversity Programs in Engineering, has been named associate dean for inclusion and student engagement in the Graduate School. She will begin her new role this spring and also will serve as a University Diversity Officer.

A firm foundation for Chesterton House

Greg and Susan ’81 Gianforte have made a gift to Chesterton House that will help the Christian studies center offer additional services.

Graduates at Auburn prison praise Cornell program

Thirteen Auburn Correctional Facility inmates received their diplomas at the Cornell Prison Education Program's second commencement ceremony Dec. 10.

Panelists discuss ending the 'prison industrial complex'

A panel of faculty members took on ending the "prison industrial complex" at a campus discussion Dec. 4.

Researcher calls for new 'science of climate diversity'

Researchers argue a “science of climate diversity” will help guide researchers and public leaders and overcome a lack of ethnic and racial diversity in the climate change movement.

El Barrio artwork opens students' eyes to East Harlem stories

Students in an interdisciplinary class studied murals in New York City's El Barrio, learning about neighborhood aspects such as culture, history and preservation, and organized a new campus exhibit.