Women haven’t reached parity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines, but progressive policies could help, said Sharon Sassler at the Empowering Women in Science and Engineering Symposium.
Janis Whitlock, Ph.D. ‘03, director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery, worked with eCornell to develop courses on nonsuicidal self-injury.
Artist and design and environmental analysis professor Jack Elliott has created a tree sculpture, "Animus," to draw attention to climate justice, the focus of a conference on campus May 24-25.
Cornell fiber scientist Jintu Fan received The Textile Institute Warner Memorial Medal for outstanding published research in textile science and technology April 28 in Poland.
Arjun Kumar Karki, Nepal's ambassador to the United States, was on campus to give the opening keynote address for the Cornell-Nepal Earthquake Recovery Partnership spring workshop, held May 6-7.
Rebecca Stoltzfus has been appointed vice provost for undergraduate education as of July 1, and Julia Thom-Levy has been named provost's fellow for pedagogical innovation as of Aug. 1, Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced.
Cornell researchers have found no evidence to suggest that the risks of a mother potentially transmitting the virus to her child via breastfeeding outweigh the benefits of breastfeeding, though they caution that more study is necessary.
