Kapil Longani ’97: shaping NYC’s COVID-19 response

As chief counsel to New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio, Kapil Longani ’97 has helped shape the city’s plans for reopening schools, creating outdoor dining protocols, and thinking through legal issues around COVID testing and vaccine distribution. 

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Egesi earns biotechnology honors for food security efforts in Nigeria

Chiedozie Egesi earned the Fellowship Award from the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria for his work bolstering food security efforts in Africa.

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Nature Rx: the many benefits of time outdoors

On March 25, Family and Children’s Service (F&CS) of Ithaca invited community members to learn more about Nature Rx and Donald A. Rakow’s research to measure the positive impacts of time spent in nature.

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DJs, Linnaeus and plantation history

Tao Leigh Goffe understands a hidden side of Caribbean history by using unconventional archives of sound, taste and other sensorial data.

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How Barbara Novick ’82 helped grow BlackRock from startup to asset management giant

Barbara G. Novick ’82, co-founder and former vice chairman of BlackRock, delivered the Lewis H. Durland Memorial Lecture to the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management community. 

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Build Capacity, Not Sanctions

Trade agreements should include more resources for trade partners, says ILR School Assistant Professor Desiree LeClercq.

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Graduate honor society alumni give back

Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society members often remain committed to Cornell after earning their degrees, returning to mentor current graduate students, speak at workshops and forums, and participate in panels.

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Radio show looks at COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Tompkins County

The latest episode of “All Things Equal” features an interview with Samantha Hillson of the Tompkins County Health Department, on COVID-19 vaccination options and efforts in our local community.

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Webinar explores issues for Southeast Asian refugee communities in U.S.

A webinar organized by Cornell Asian American Studies Program will bring together three scholars of refugee studies to explore humanitarian and other efforts that have formed following U.S. wars in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

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