Faculty members M. Diane Burton and Gerard Aching have accepted appointments as Provost's Fellows for Public Engagement, serving the university's public engagement mission over the next three years.
For the third time in the last four years, Cornell is ranked No. 19 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, published by the Times of London.
Fourteen new projects funded with 2016 Engaged Curriculum Grants are underway. With an additional eight teams receiving renewal funding, the grants involve 93 faculty and staff team members, and 29 departments.
Adam Berry '18, a chemical and biomolecular engineering major, traveled to Germany over the summer to conduct research as part of the International Research Experience for Undergraduates program.
Eight engineering students from Cornell traveled to Calcha, Bolivia, during summer break for an eight-week bridge-building project during which they developed bonds with the community there.
Eswar Prasad's latest book, "Gaining Currency: The Rise of the Renminbi," describes how China's currency is reshaping global finance, and explores the implications for the dollar's status as the dominant global reserve currency.
2015 Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich spoke at Statler Auditorium on Sept. 12 about her nonfiction techniques to capture many people's voices to produce historical narratives.
Gender matters to the 16 trainers and 11 teams of 33 researchers from four continents who will participate in a course on “Gender Responsive Root, Tuber and Banana Breeding,” Sept. 12-21 in Uganda.
Internet governance expert Martin Mueller will present the first in a series of lectures on questions at the intersection of technology, politics and international law.
