Evangelista tackles individual rights vs. national security

On Nov. 29, Matthew Evangelista, the President White Professor of History and Political Science, delivered the lectio magistralis at the University of Roma Tre in Rome, Italy.

'Win-win' for wildlife, African farmers stems from partnership

Animal and wildlife officials, and a College of Veterinary Medicine professor have developed policies to ensure safe trade of meat products while also aiding wildlife conservation.

Einaudi announces new round of seed and small grants

The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has awarded four seed grants and four small grants to Cornell faculty members to support their international research.

Professor Emeritus Edwin Oyer dies at 89

Edwin Burnell Oyer, international professor emeritus in vegetable crops, died Nov. 15. He was 89 years old.

Anthropologist explores decline of female genital cutting

New research by anthropologist Saida Hodzic challenges the idea that cutting is intractable and analyzes what happens when such a practice ends. Her focus is on Ghanaian anti-cutting activists.

Apply for 2017 Internationalizing the Curriculum Grants

Faculty are invited to submit proposals for 2017 Internationalizing the Cornell Curriculum Grants, the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs announced Dec. 2.

Coffman named Tisch distinguished university professor

Ronnie Coffman has been named the Andrew H. and James S. Tisch Distinguished University Professor at Cornell.

Tanzania partners with Cornell-affiliated NextGen Cassava

Tanzania recently became a partner of the Cornell-affiliated Next Generation Cassava Breeding project, joining Nigeria and Uganda in the effort to improve cassava breeding in Africa.

Tools accelerate plant breeding in developing countries

Crop breeders in developing countries can access free tools to accelerate breeding crop varieties due to a collaboration among GOBII project at Cornell, the Boyce Thompson Institute and others.