Behavioral economics is focus of new MPS program

New and unique, Cornell's Master of Professional Studies in Applied Behavioral Economics and Individual Choices program aims to train the next generation of Brian "Mindless Eating" Wansinks.

Nominations sought for Weiss Presidential Fellows Awards

The Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellows Nomination Committee seeks nominations of tenured faculty for the award from faculty, academic staff and students.

Women’s fraternity coming to campus this fall

Phi Mu fraternity, a women’s organization centered on character building, leadership development and community service, will open a Cornell chapter in fall 2014.

Pam Kimmet '80 wins ILR School's Groat Award

Pam Kimmet ’80, a human resources executive, won the ILR School's 2014 Groat Award for her professional accomplishments and service to ILR.

Norris' family secrets led to insight into race in America

National Public Radio host and special correspondent Michele Norris delivered Cornell’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Lecture Feb. 4.

Plantations appoints botanist from Hawaii as director

Botanist Christopher Dunn will become the new Elizabeth Newman Wilds Director of Cornell Plantations April 1.

Library to celebrate acquisition of 8 millionth volume


Beth and Stephan Loewentheil, J.D. ’75, have donated a rare Civil War-era photograph album compiled for the Comte de Paris. It becomes Cornell University Library's 8 millionth volume.

Weiss Fellowships awarded for outstanding teaching

Professors Ashim Datta, Melissa Hines, and David Sherwyn have received Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowships.

Strogatz wins AAAS public engagement award

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named Cornell's Steven Strogatz the recipient of the 2013 AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award for his “exceptional commitment to and passion for conveying the beauty and importance of mathematics to the general public.”