Employee Excellence Awards honor nearly 250 employees

From introducing reusable takeout containers to Cornell’s dining facilities to reducing laboratory dependence on fossil fuels, the President’s Awards for Employee Excellence celebrated these and other achievements Nov. 19 in Barton Hall.

With NGO, alums boost Rwandan smallholder farmers

Two alums are leading an effort to give Rwandan farmers the tools to grow and sell grains - with the ultimate goal of lifting communities out of poverty and improving food security across East Africa.

What Houston can teach US cities about immigrant rights

The majority-minority city serves as a bellwether for others with growing immigrant populations, argues a new book co-authored by Shannon Gleeson.

Medicinal garden at Onondaga Nation School grows opportunity

The garden - a collaboration between Onondaga Nation and Cornell Botanic Gardens - will enable Onondaga Nation School to incorporate more lessons from and about their own culture.

Veterans Day celebrated through campus camaraderie

On Veterans Day, a series of speakers shared personal reflections about how camaraderie shapes both military and academic life as part of Cornell’s celebration of its military and veteran community.

Cornell and Ithaca police chiefs bridge campus and community

In this week’s episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, co-hosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel welcome Cornell Chief of Police Anthony Bellamy and Ithaca City Chief of Police Thomas Kelly. They discuss their paths to leadership and the collaborative efforts between their departments to build trust within Ithaca and Cornell’s diverse communities. 

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Employers hold sway in immigration bureaucracy

Prioritizing unique and more educated applicants for temporary work visas, U.S. employers play a central but understudied role in the allocation of temporary work visas, new Cornell research finds.

Veterans law clinic saves dog on death row

Students and attorneys in the Veterans Law Practicum secured clemency for a disabled Army veteran's beloved Great Dane after a nine-month separation.

Today's child care desert, a community challenge

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, co-hosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel are joined by Ruth Merle-Doyle, Work Life Program Manager at Cornell, and Melissa Perry, CEO of the Child Development Council of Central New York, to explore a growing challenge in Tompkins County – child care accessibility.

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