The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Cornell $220,000 in initial support to create a program encouraging underrepresented undergraduate students in their pursuit of doctoral degrees. (Nov. 12, 2012)
With the war ending in Afghanistan and the university's renewed commitment to diversity and inclusion, Cornell is ramping up its recruitment efforts to attract veterans as staff and faculty members. (Nov. 12, 2012)
In response to a number of reports of sexual assault and bias on campus in recent months, students and administrators have been working together on new initiatives aimed at educating the campus and assisting victims. (Nov. 8, 2012)
A $4 million gift from Ed Meyer '48 has established the Edward H. Meyer Professorship of Economics, the first newly endowed professorship in the universitywide Department of Economics. (Nov. 8, 2012)
Jonathan Lunine, the David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences, has been tapped to help decide whether, when and why Americans will next fly in outer space. (Nov. 7, 2012)
The paper showed that the income growth of the U.S. middle class, long portrayed as stagnant, may be more than 10 times greater than previously suggested by some economists. (Nov. 6, 2012)
The American Mathematical Society has honored 20 Cornell faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication and utilization of mathematics. (Nov. 6, 2012)
