Cornell Atkinson awards $1.8 million to fund vital collaborations

Cornell Atkinson has awarded eleven Academic Venture Fund (AVF) seed grants for research by 40 faculty researchers representing eight Cornell colleges and 19 academic departments. The 2021 awards span 11 countries on five…

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Cornell researchers spur scientists to play bigger role in future Clean-Water policy

The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced it would begin repealing former President Trump’s changes to Clean Water Act rules. For two Atkinson Center fellows, the announcement isn’t just something to celebrate; it’s a call to action. 

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Gift endows, names Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy

The major gift from the Brooks family, whose Cornell roots span three generations, provides an early boost to help the university’s newest school achieve world-class excellence.

NSF to fund research on ‘boundary spanning’ in Ph.D. studies

Kevin Kniffin, assistant professor at Dyson, is leading an NSF-funded study examining the career outcomes of interdisciplinary STEM graduate students, the environments in which they train, and how those environments relate to career outcomes.

Study tracks food’s value from farm to plate globally

A team of researchers, led by Dyson professors Chris Barrett and Miguel Gómez, has developed the “Global Food Dollar” method, which distributes the consumer’s net purchasing dollar across all farm and post-farmgate activities.

TIAA gift champions Dyson program addressing emerging markets

The transformative gift establishes the Clifton R. Wharton Jr. Program of Global Engagement endowed fund, which supports the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management's SMART program.

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Face-to-face: Families celebrate the newest Cornell grads

Four Commencement ceremonies were held May 29-30, spaced out to meet health guidelines. Though campus was less crowded, the campus mood was warm and celebratory.

Tested by pandemic, ROTC seniors start military careers

In a hybrid ceremony May 28 in Bailey Hall, 21 graduating members of Cornell’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps received commissions as officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.

Laura Syer named VP for budget and planning

Laura Syer, associate dean of finance and administration in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, has been named vice president for budget and planning, effective Aug. 1.