Cornell in Rome program to celebrate 30 years in March

Cornell in Rome will celebrate its 30th anniversary in March, gathering program alumni, faculty and friends including architect Peter Eisenman for tours, panel discussions and receptions.

Historic Cornell trip explores new frontiers in Myanmar

Twenty-nine students had the opportunity to undertake a field study tour of Myanmar as part of the course, International Agriculture in Developing Nations.

Cornell Cares Day 2017 reaches record numbers

Hundreds of Cornell alumni and students participated at 40 sites across the country earlier this month to connect and make a difference as part of the Public Service Center’s Cornell Cares Day.

Rawlings statement on immigration executive order

Interim President Hunter Rawlings issued a statement reacting to President Donald Trump's recent executive order imposing a 90-day ban on immigrant and nonimmigrant entry to the U.S. from seven predominantly Muslim nations.

Cornell receives U.K. support to fight global wheat supply threats

Cornell will receive $10.5 million in aid from the U.K. to help an international consortium of plant breeders, pathologists and surveillance experts fight diseases hindering global food security.

Mellon grant extends collaborative seminar series

An Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant of $1.1 million will extend the interdisciplinary seminar series Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities, established in 2014.

Microbiome experts to speak at World Economic Forum

Three Cornell University faculty will present big ideas on microbiome science to a gathering of influential thought leaders at the World Economic Forum Jan. 18 in Davos, Switzerland.

James W. Gair, linguistics professor emeritus, dies at 88

James Wells Gair, Ph.D. '63, a professor of linguistics emeritus who did pioneering work on South Asian languages and their relation to other languages, died Dec. 10 in Ithaca at age 88.

Diplomat Luigi Einaudi honored for defense education work

Luigi Einaudi received the the Perry Award for Excellence in Defense and Security Education at the National Defense University's William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Jan. 12.