Global perspectives reframe timeline and scope of WWII

This summer marks the 80th anniversary of the “official” end of World War II, but a new book co-edited by Ruth Lawlor, assistant professor of history, extends the war’s timeline back to 1931 and into the mid-1950s.

Biodiversity allows for sustainable fisheries, better nutrition

To satisfy the seafood needs of billions of people, offering them access to a more biodiverse array of fish creates opportunities to mix-and-match species to obtain better nutrition from smaller portions of fish.

Students win summer awards to work on startups

The programs provide students with summer funding up to $6,000.

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Highly-skilled émigrés offer surprising ‘brain gains’ for their home countries

When highly educated citizens leave a country for job prospects abroad, it may bring surprising benefits to the country of origin. 

Directory boosts usefulness of mobile phones, bottom lines, in rural Africa

New research out of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business shows that paper business telephone directories – similar to the Yellow Pages – in Tanzania boosted sales revenue by 104% for listed businesses and increased sales.

Weill Cornell Medicine boosts medical research, health care, in Tanzania

Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues in Tanzania are fostering a new generation of M.D./Ph.D. researchers, with implications for improved health care outcomes worldwide.

Economist Kaushik Basu named co-chair of UN panel

The “High-Level Expert Group” will develop recommendations for measures that complement or go beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 

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Students help rural Peruvians grow turmeric business

The business students traveled to a rural region of Peru to brainstorm sustainable business ideas for a local community.

Cornell Atkinson at 15: celebrating science, fostering hope

The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability’s 15th-anniversary conference addressed past successes and future efforts to support climate and sustainability.