New book spotlights Ottoman expansion in Africa

A new book by Mostafa Minawi tells the story of the Ottoman Empire’s expansionist efforts during the age of high imperialism at the end of the 19th century.

Doctoral students present at Stockholm conference

Six doctoral students in the field of government presented papers and met fellow Ph.D. students and faculty interested in global security at a workshop May 23-25 in Sweden.

Engineered E. coli vesicles act as vaccine deliverers

Antigen-coated membranes on the surface of E. coli bacteria cells serve as vaccine vehicles that were proven effective against a highly deadly pathogen, a Cornell-led research group has shown.

New graduate to fight labor trafficking in Cambodia

Maggie Wong ’16 will work on labor trafficking in Cambodia, where forced labor and cross-border trafficking is common, in a year-long internship with an international nonprofit.

CHESS workshops in June to include annual users meeting

The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source will hold its annual workshop in June, and will include the facility's annual Users' Meeting, slated for June 7-8 in the Physical Sciences Building.

Simons fellowship supports alum's study of the brain

Vikram Gadagkar, MS ’10, Ph,D, ’13, was recently awarded a three-year, $234,150 Simons Foundation fellowship with the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain.

Scholars explore Constitution's history in May 26 panel

Constitutional scholars – Michael Klarman and Michael Dorf – offed their thoughts on the history of the U.S. Constitution at a panel during the May 26 Klarman Hall dedication.

Infectious disease experts join forces, host global meeting

In recent years, Cornell has amassed an impressive stable of experts in an emerging field for modern times: The ecology and evolution of infectious disease.

Top faculty advisers, TAs honored at dinner

Sarah Murray received the Robert and Helen Appel Fellowship for Humanists and Social Scientists, and Linda Nicholson received the Robert A. and Donna B. Paul Academic Advising Award May 28.