The new Cornell Center for Behavior Intervention Development in New York City aims to cut obesity and obesity-related deaths in the city's black and Latino New Yorkers.
Ron Harris-Warrick has been named the first Menschel Distinguished Teaching Fellow at Cornell for one year for his proven ability to promote strong teaching in a range of contexts.
Many of the faculty and staff members who attended a Feb. 11 public discussion were anxious to see what resources the new budget model would provide for their unit.
The Cornell Biological Field Station will offer 11-week undergraduate research internships starting June 1, with applications due Feb. 15. (Feb. 9, 2010)
Eighteen ongoing faculty research projects, ranging from Greek archaeology to studies in early and contemporary Islam and modernist poetry, have been awarded grants by the Society for the Humanities.
This year Cornell ranks No. 3 among medium-sized schools on the annual rankings of Peace Corps volunteer-producing schools. Upcoming information sessions: Feb. 12, March 5 and 12, and April 9. (Feb. 8, 2010)
The Wayne County Growers and Processors has disbanded and has decided to donate its remaining funds - $150,000 - to Cornell to support education and research on agricultural labor. (Feb. 2, 2010)
Pool tuition and create a fund for universitywide priorities, recommends a task force on the budget model, part of the Reimagining Cornell strategic planning process.
