What drives cities to pursue sustainability policies?

Examining survey results of local governments, half of U.S. cities and towns had specific environmental goals but only one-third had concrete sustainability plans, in a new report, published March 2016.

Urban studies field trip tours Brooklyn's changing landscape

Urban and regional studies undergraduates went to Brooklyn on a recent field trip with associate professor Thomas Campanella, taking in the borough's history and recent wave of development on a tour of key sites.

Architects shroud this year's Dragon in mystery

First-year architecture students bond through teamwork and celebrate in costume every March at their annual Dragon Day Parade. The century-old Cornell tradition continues Friday, March 25 at 1 p.m.

Costume, photo collections inspire first-year seminars

Students drew from Cornell's photography and textile collections to curate exhibitions as they developed research, critical thinking and writing skills in a pair of first-year writing seminars.

Cornell joins the fray in narrowing gender gap on Wikipedia

To help improve content on women and the arts on Wikipedia and narrow that gender gap, Cornell will participate in the 2016 Wikipedia: Art + Feminism edit-a-thon, March 5.

Smithsonian design triennial features Sabin fiber pavilion

“Beauty – Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial,” which opened Feb. 12 at the Smithsonian design museum in New York City, features a knitted textile pavilion by architecture professor Jenny Sabin.

Planning students participate in urban forum in Indonesia

Three city and regional planning graduate students traveled to Indonesia in December, to participate in the third annual Urban Social Forum and conduct research for community projects in Java.

Colleges welcome inaugural first-year spring class

Four Cornell colleges welcomed the university's first group of students admitted in the spring semester. The new admissions program addresses a 100 percent increase in applicants in the last decade.

'Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist' on view in Washington

Native American artist and Professor Emerita Kay WalkingStick has her first major solo retrospective at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.