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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Latin American Studies Program holds its inaugural Cornell conference Friday, Feb. 19, with more than 30 research topics and projects presented by faculty, staff and students.
Economist and Cornell professor Kaushik Basu drew a large crowd Feb. 4 who came to hear of his experiences as chief economic adviser to the government of India from 2009 to 2012.
Ira Helfand, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and a 1985 Nobel Peace Prize winner, spoke against nuclear weapons on campus Feb. 8 and said the U.S. and Russia are "rogue states."
A Feb. 26 symposium, "Oil and the Human: Views from the East and South," will consider the relationship of oil with everyday life, politics and art across Africa, Latin America, Russia and East Asia.