Cornell economist co-edits PNAS issue focused on value of clean water

A new special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, co-edited by Cornell economist Catherine Kling, advances the science of measuring the public benefit of clean water.

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Racial equity messaging must be more inclusive

In a review of more than three decades’ worth of studies a Cornell-led research group found that more research on messaging that includes the voices of historically marginalized people is necessary in the push toward equity.

Vaccine campaign research highlights the power of individual self-interest

People who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 had low levels of social trust, weak attachments to the rule of law, and were less willing to honor collective commitments to the greater good, according to Cornell research published today.

Sloan Program in Health Administration rises in rankings

The Sloan Program in Health Administration in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy has once again been ranked among the best in the nation. The new U.S. News rankings have the program rising to the No. 8 spot. 

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Attorney and author to discuss the law and the reality of asylum

Hear two perspectives on racism and xenophobia in U.S. refugee policy at the annual Koen-Horowitz Lecture on Wednesday, April 26. The keynote speakers include a prominent attorney and an author who is a refugee. 

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Regional Town-Gown Conference focuses on labor, employment

Community leaders and Cornell experts discussed issues such as childcare, remote and hybrid work, and housing and demographic trends at the Regional Town-Gown Conference, held April 18 at the Hotel Ithaca.

Sloan students organize case competition: “An experience of a lifetime”

Culminating a year of planning by the Healthcare Students Association in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy's Sloan Program in Health Administration, a case competition  attracted 40 teams representing the nation’s top graduate programs in health care and related fields.

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Cornell Policy Review student-authors take on Ukraine culture, cybersecurity and more

The Cornell Policy Review is an independent publication, produced by students in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. Editor-in-Chief Julia Selby MPA '23 says the publication "offers students, faculty, alumni, and community members the opportunity to publish phenomenal work in a respected, student-run journal."

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Lund Debate to bring democracy experts into conversation

Expert panelists Thomas Garrett and Damon Wilson will examine the threats democracies around the world are confronting, and what governments and citizens can do to fight back, on April 24.