The Martin Y. Tang International Scholarship Challenge has raised $4.39 million in endowment gifts from 12 families, resulting in a 19 percent increase in scholarship support for undergraduate international students at Cornell and support for five graduate fellowships.
Owen Lee-Park ’15, a native of South Korea, made a rare visit to North Korea in September. He spoke to doctors and medical students about the state of North Korean health care.
Cornell's long-term investments - which include the university's portfolio of endowments - realized a robust return for fiscal year 2013, says A.J. Edwards, the university's chief investment officer.
Fredrik Logevall, vice provost for international affairs, spoke on “International Cornell: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?” at a Trustee-Council Annual Meeting presentation Oct. 26.
Emeritus professor of creative writing Lamar Herrin uses hydrofracking as the background of his new novel, "Fractures," a family story set in a New York town.