IC's Gerald Hector named vice president for financial affairs

Hector will be a member of the executive vice president's senior team, developing and monitoring university financial policy and overseeing a division of more than 150 employees. He will join Cornell Aug. 1.

End-of-life talks aid in Latino advance care planning

Without discussions, Latinos are less likely than whites to sign a DNR, a form of advance-care planning that helps ensure better quality of life for patients who are dying.

Veterans' academic 'boot camp' returns to Cornell

For the second year, the Warrior-Scholar Program to introduce veterans to college life will be held at Cornell.

Impact of service learning in Jamaica 'goes both ways'

Professor of history Edward Baptist led a service learning trip to Jamaica with 17 students over spring break as part of a course in understanding global capitalism.

Cornell scholars examine structures of inequality

The College of Arts and Sciences is a leading center of scholarship on inequality, drawing from its many departments and collaborations across the university.

Lavender Graduation celebrates LGBTQ+ progress, future

The May 5 Lavender Graduation highlighted progress and achievements within the Cornell LGBTQ+ community, and present and future challenges.

Diversity initiatives recognized at OADI awards ceremony

The third annual honors awards ceremony and the semiannual Diversity in Scholarship and Engagement Symposium sponsored by the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives showcased student achievements May 6.

Senior honors Nobel laureate McClintock with library display

Cornell senior Juliet Jacobson ’16 used a grant from the President's Council of Cornell Women to create a space in Mann Library to honor the achievements of Nobel Laureate Barbara McClintock '23, M.A. '25, Ph.D. '27.

Marcos Moreno '17 is named a 2016 Udall scholar

Marcos Moreno was among 60 scholars were selected from 482 applicants nominated nationwide this year. He plans to be a primary care physician in his native Arizona.