Global Reach

Daniel Gold, professor of Asian studies emeritus, dies at 78

Daniel Gold, a professor of Asian studies emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, died on Feb. 16 in Ithaca. He was 78.

Global Hubs researchers probe war, how to keep peace

Two Cornell researchers collaborated with colleagues in the United Kingdom in an effort to understand the organized violence of modern war.

Einaudi travel grants send grad students abroad

Eighty-three graduate students travelled internationally for fieldwork last summer with the support of research travel grants from the Einaudi Center for International Studies. Their work sent them to every continent except Antarctica and Australia. Applications are open until March 6 for graduate students seeking support for summer 2026.

Around Cornell

Youth build resilience in climate-vulnerable Sierre Leone

A collaboration based in Bo City empowers future leaders to invest in climate adaptation, providing a model for other "secondary cities."

Widespread ‘enhanced rock weathering’ could slow global warming

One of the most recent technologies for sequestering carbon, enhanced rock weathering could remove up to a gigaton of carbon by 2100 if adopted globally.

‘Unprecedented’ emissions maps will hone mitigation

The new, high-resolution maps calculate global emissions from croplands by region, crop and source – enabling hyper-local mitigation. 

Three Distinguished Visiting Journalists head to campus

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Bret Stephens, New York Times White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs and ProPublica investigative reporter and Pulitzer finalist Keri Blakinger ’14 will appear at Cornell this spring.

Three Cornellians named Schwarzman Scholars for study in China

A Cornell student and two alumni have been named Schwarzman Scholars for the 2026-27 academic year and will spend it in a master’s program in global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.

Removing southern African fences may help wildlife, boost economy

Across parts of southern Africa, fences aim to separate cattle from other animals to prevent the spread of diseases, but they also restrict wildlife migrations.