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Air Force ROTC cadet to study in China

Three Cornell Air Force ROTC Cadets garner summer study scholarships.

Bulgarian ambassador assesses Ukraine, Russia

The Bulgarian ambassador to the United States discussed the rapidly changing politics of Russia and Eastern Europe in a campus talk April 7.

African writer talks 'Politics and Struggle' April 17

On April 17, Ngugi wa Thiong'o will share his thoughts in a discussion, “The Barrel of a Pen: Politics and Struggle in African Writing,” at 5 p.m. at the Africana Studies and Research Center, 310 Triphammer Road.

Students study responses to flooding in new course

A new course by Shorna Allred, associate professor of natural resources, is helping students study the social impact of flooding at home and abroad.

Foreign policy experts assess U.S. power at D.C. panel

At a Washington, D.C., panel April 1, Cornell faculty and alumni experts considered whether U.S. power is in decline.

Economist identifies useful education reforms in India

Economist James Berry studied previous education reform efforts in India and identified reforms that produce results.

Defense official to speak on WMDs March 27

Defense Department official Andrew C. Weber '82 will speak on campus March 27 on “Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction.”

Panelists: A new Cold War over Ukraine is unlikely

Whether or not Vladimir Putin gains Crimea, he’s effectively lost the Ukraine, panelists agreed March 14 at the campus event, “Ukraine, Putin and the New Cold War,” at which Julia Ioffe, a senior editor at The New Republic, gave a keynote address.

Ottoman and Turkish Studies Initiative launches

The initiative, a project of the Cornell Institute for European Studies, will provide a multidisciplinary platform for the study of the Ottoman Empire. Inaugural events begin March 14.