Grant benefits female farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

A $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Cornell will train agricultural researchers from sub-Saharan Africa in the theory and practice of gender-responsive research.

Sifting Cornell data, astronomers find repeating bursts

After combing through Cornell-archived data, astronomers have discovered the pop-pop-pop of a mysterious, cosmic Gatling gun – 10 millisecond-long “fast radio bursts” as reported in Nature, March 2.

Students engage in FAO biotech policy talks from Ithaca

Policy recommendations by 25 Cornell students were delivered to policymakers at the Food and Agriculture Organization's International AgriBiotech Symposium in Rome via webinar from the Ithaca campus.

Alumni DeProspo, Duffy named Gates Cambridge scholars

Atticus DeProspo ’15 and Karen Duffy ’13, M.Eng ’14, have been awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship at the University of Cambridge, England.

Nutrition division partners with World Health Organization

The World Health Organization has named Cornell's Division of Nutritional Sciences a collaborating center, establishing the division as a research and training partner in public health and nutrition policies.

Cornell's Survey Research Institute turns 20

Celebrating its 20th year, Cornell's Survey Research Institute continues to further its mission of collecting quality data for research projects at the state, national and global levels.

Cornell once again a top Peace Corps volunteer producer

The Peace Corps announced Feb 18 that Cornell University ranked No. 4 among medium-sized schools on the agency’s 2016 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list.

Cornellians illuminate world's scientific strides

A platoon of Cornell faculty contributed to the mix of eminent global researchers at the 2016 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C.

Undocumented students with DACA status to be eligible for more financial aid

Starting in fall 2016, undocumented undergraduate students who hold Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival status granted by the federal government will be considered by Cornell as domestic students for admissions and financial aid.