ILR School’s Litwin awarded Fulbright scholarship

Associate professor Adam Seth Litwin recently received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program grant, allowing him to serve as the J. William Fulbright Visiting Professor of Work and Organizational studies at the University of Sydney in Australia.

Execs: Consumers pushing companies toward sustainability

To address social and environmental concerns, consumer pressure is driving companies toward a greener corporate landscape more than ever before.

Southeast Asia Program grad conference goes remote

As the coronavirus pandemic sent the entire world reeling, Cornell’s Southeast Asia Program had to make a last-minute decision regarding its annual graduate student conference, March 13-15.

Cornell’s sixth Giving Day nets more than $7M

Giving Day, March 12, brought generous Cornell community members together from around the world to raise more than $7 million – including emergency funds in response to the coronavirus epidemic.

Staff News

Getting climate smart in Armenia

A Global Climate Change Science and Policy course supported by an Engaged Curriculum Grant is helping Cornell students and researchers lead efforts in Armenia to mobilize action related to agriculture.

Students swap skills to seek solutions at digital ag hackathon

Students in fields ranging from computer science and engineering to business, agriculture and animal science convened at the second Digital Agriculture Hackathon, Feb. 28-March 1, with a shared purpose: to combine their disparate skills to brainstorm ways to make the world a better place.

A hunger fighter empowers farmers with NextGen Cassava

Alfred Ozimati, Ph.D. ’18, is breeding the latest in disease-resistant cassava that meets the needs of subsistence farmers, thanks to the NextGen Cassava project run by Cornell.

Einaudi Center awards eight faculty grants

This year’s seed and small grants from the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies are launching Cornell faculty’s big global initiatives.

Migrations initiative announces cross-campus awards

Cornell faculty members are finding answers to questions related to a world on the move with a boost from Cornell’s first Migrations grants, awarded by the “Migrations” Global Grand Challenge.