Mellon awards $1.3 million challenge grant to Society for the Humanities

Cornell's Society for the Humanities has received a challenge grant of $1,330,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, contingent on a $2 million match. (Oct. 24, 2012)

High-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary projects get support from the National Science Foundation

Three Cornell research teams have received National Science Foundation support from a new program that rewards high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary projects. (Oct. 24, 2012)

Externships benefit alumni sponsors, give students 'real-world' experience

Cornell's externship programs benefit alumni and students with opportunities to mentor, gain new perspectives and try out different careers. (Oct. 24, 2012)

Journalist warns that Greece is on brink of bankruptcy

In a campus lecture, John Psaropoulos, an independent journalist for NPR, PBS and Al-Jazeera, explained how and why Greece is on the brink of bankruptcy. (Oct. 23, 2012)

Americans get a bloodless view of war

A visual artist observes that Americans get a sanitized view of war through the imagery they are fed through the media. (Oct. 23, 2012)

Jerrold Meinwald wins Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry

Jerrold Meinwald, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, will receive the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry. (Oct. 22, 2012)

From babies' spatial skills to collective bargaining, social science research gets funding

From studies on the vocal organs to how foreclosures have impacted racial integration, social science research at Cornell just got a boost from the university's Institute for the Social Sciences. (Oct. 22, 2012)

Pollster: Election hinges on Colorado, Ohio, Virginia

Alumnus Doug Usher, a professional pollster, discussed the upcoming election and noted that the eventual victor will have to win Colorado, Ohio and Virginia. (Oct. 19, 2012)

National security advisers to discuss foreign policy Oct. 25

Former national security advisers Samuel Berger '67 and Stephen Hadley '69 will share their insights into the realities confronting a new president the day after election on Oct. 25 in Bailey Hall. (Oct. 18, 2012)