AAU opposes boycott of Israeli academic institutions

The Association of American Universities issued a statement in response to the American Studies Association resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Cornell President David Skorton signed the AAU statement as a member of its executive committee.

Exhibit showcases traditional Chinese dress

A new exhibit, “Chinese Traditional Dress and Its Influence,” provides an overview of Chinese dress of the Qing period and the influence of Eastern style on Western fashions in the early 20th century.

Planners to study development in Indonesia

City and regional planning professor Victoria Beard is leading a new international development planning workshop this winter and spring, focused on squatters in the city of Solo, Indonesia.

Ithaca No. 1 in Peace Corps volunteers

Ithaca tops the 2013 list of metropolitan areas with the highest per capita number of Peace Corps volunteers, moving up from No. 3 in 2012.

ILR senior is Cornell’s first Mitchell scholar

Simon Boehme ’14 is the first Cornellian to win a George J. Mitchell Scholarship to study in Ireland.

Humphrey fellow shares Armenian culture with local children

Harutyun Gevorgyan, a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow at Cornell, brings Armenian language and culture to area schoolchildren.

Statler Hotel recycles soap to boost global hygiene

Cornell’s Statler Hotel has recycled more than 2,518 bars of soap through its partnership with the nonprofit Clean the World.

Student knits Filipino women into skilled workers

Doctoral student Meredith Ramirez Talusan, M.A. ’11, who studies comparative literature, serendipitously taught a Filipino woman how to knit. A year later she started a social enterprise that now employs 25 knitters in the Philippines.

'Digital roundtable' brings Israeli writers to campus

A Nov. 14 “digital roundtable” brought together Israeli writers in several cities to discuss the state of contemporary Israeli literature.