Faculty grant expands global learning opportunities

An Internationalizing the Cornell Curriculum grant supports Ecology and Conservation of Wildlife in the Neotropics, a seven-week undergraduate seminar with a field research component in Argentina.

Computing and Information Science receives $10M grant

The National Science Foundation Jan. 7 announced a new $10 million award to Computer Science Professor Carla Gomes to support transformative computing and technology research.

Cornell wine expert Ben Gavitt dies at 59

Ben Gavitt ‘79, director of Cornell’s New York State Wine Analytical Lab in Geneva, New York, helped improve the taste of wines made around the world, died Dec. 25, 2015, at age 59.

Program keeps New York roads safer, less expensive

Cornell Local Roads Program (CLRP) provides training and technical assistance to address maintenance of roadways and bridges across New York state. CLRP signed a new three-year to continue its work.

Mural spans wall and 375 million-year avian history

On Dec. 15, science illustrator and artist Jane Kim completed the only known mural in the world with paintings that encompass all families of birds on one wall.

December graduation features record number of participants

Nearly half of the more than 900 January degree candidates took part in the Dec. 19 recognition ceremony, held before thousands of family and friends in Barton Hall.

New Institute for Food Safety to fight foodborne illness

The Institute for Food Safety at Cornell, announced Dec. 15 with a $2 million state grant, establishes a comprehensive center that connects training and research to check foodborne illness.

MPA, Peace Corps announce fellows program

Cornell's MPA program, offered though the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, has launched a new fellowship program that will provide graduate school scholarships to returned Peace Corps volunteers.

Third group of Posse students thriving at Cornell

The third cohort of Posse Foundation students came to Cornell this fall. The full-scholarship and youth leadership program brings promising Chicago students to 10 top-tier universities.