McGovern Center names three executives in residence

Three new executives in residence have joined the staff of the Kevin M. McGovern Family Center for Venture Development in the Life Sciences.

Bartels fellow: The future is brighter than ever

Diplomat and dean Kishore Mahbubani gave the 2013 Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels World Affairs Fellowship lecture Feb. 13.

Scholars explore memory and culture at conference

Scholars from East China Normal University and Cornell addressed postcolonial legacies, memorial responsibilities, future memory, social memory, televisual time, and memory and reason.

Bunn's Beat Generation film gains buzz at Sundance

Following its Sundance Film Festival screening, “Kill Your Darlings," co-written by assistant professor Austin Bunn, gained a major distributor and is tentatively scheduled to be in theaters this fall.

Isabel Hull wins international research support prize

Isabel V. Hull, the John Stambaugh Professor of History, has won the inaugural International Research Support Prize of the Max Weber Stiftung and the Historisches Kolleg.

Students focus on women on trip to Ghana

Eight students and a professor spent 10 days in Ghana over winter break, talking to women about their concerns for their communities. The findings will help shape future service trips to Ghana.

Put children above politics, urges Michelle Rhee ’92

Michelle Rhee '92 talked about her plan for better American schools Feb. 5 at the Cornell Club in New York City before a sold-out audience.

Ignorance may be bliss for consumers, study shows

Would having more information about the value of a product - say, a new camera - help potential buyers? Not necessarily, according to a Cornell economist.

New registry speeds international Cornell travel

A new online travel registry makes Cornell student travel abroad on university business safer and easier.