President expresses shock over attack at Kenya university

President David Skorton issued a statement expressing his condolences to everyone impacted by the April 2 shooting at Garissa University College in Kenya.

Students, teachers unite in India for science literacy

As part of the Cornell GK-12 Grass Roots program, four Cornell graduate students and two local teachers traveled to India to exchange best practices in science education with Indian schoolteachers.

Laura Spitz named interim leader for international affairs

Laura Spitz, associate dean for international affairs at Cornell Law School, has been appointed interim vice provost for international affairs, as Fredrik Logevall prepares to step down.

Event looks at Islamic State group and heritage destruction

Faculty, students and staff gathered March 12 to discuss the recent acts of heritage destruction in northern Iraq by Islamic State group and what, if any, response would be appropriate.

Physicists energized about restart of Large Hadron Collider

Physics graduate students have grand ideas for what they might find once their detector, the Compact Muon Solenoid at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), goes back online later this year.

Admitted students can hold worldwide virtual conversation

CUontheHill, a virtual resource for newly admitted students, creates a social media space to engage with Cornellians and help with their decision to attend Cornell.

Admitted Class of 2019 is most diverse in Cornell history

Cornell’s newly admitted class of freshmen is the most diverse and international in its 150-year history, with prospective undergraduates representing 100 nations from around the world, based on citizenship.

Cornell grows as hub for Ottoman and Turkish studies

Cornell’s Ottoman and Turkish Studies Initiative seeks to engage students, faculty and the community in discussion of the region’s political, cultural, economic and historic dimensions.

Internationalizing the Cornell Curriculum grants awarded

The Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs has awarded $350,000 to 25 faculty projects designed to internationalize undergraduate teaching, learning and research at Cornell.