Jeffrey Perry ’89, Ph.D.’ 18, senior lecturer of global development, received the Golden Owl award on Feb. 23 in honor of his contributions to agricultural education in New York state.
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) ranked Cornell as a top performer in the 2020 Sustainable Campus Index. See how Cornell compares as one of the top-ranked institutions in the nation for comprehensive sustainability efforts.
A grant from the non-profit organization VentureWell helped launch a new class that gives senior design students the opportunity to develop and market their ideas. The class – Fiber Science & Apparel Design Futures – is open to seniors in the departments of Fiber Science & Apparel Design and Design + Environmental Analysis.
Working to address a knowledge gap, the College of Human Ecology launched the Data Science and Programming Curriculum Initiative to teach students how to use data and technology in their respective disciplines.
A team of Canadian researchers have been awarded $4.9 million in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to help build a next generation telescope, the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST), part of the CCAT-prime project, an international collaboration including Cornell University.
Two graduate students have received funding for research focused on increasing food security in Africa from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability.
Jenny Goldstein, assistant professor of global development, studies the intersection of power dynamics, the environment, and the meaning of place and space in Indonesia.
