Cornell Rewind: The influence of Eleanor Roosevelt

Many people have contributed to Cornell University’s rich history, and one key contributor – never a student, alumna or professor – was Eleanor Roosevelt.

Tata-Cornell Initiative observes first year of research

Celebrating its first year of research projects in India, the Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative briefed faculty and students on drinking-water system projects, research on iron nutrition for women, and a food fortification study.

$25M gift establishes Drukier Institute for Children's Health

Weill Cornell Medical College announced Dec. 4 that it has received a $25 million gift from Gale and Ira Drukier to establish a cross-disciplinary institute dedicated to understanding the causes of diseases that are devastating to children.

'Sweet Cornell' ice cream evokes sesquicentennial

Evoking the charm of swaying corn growing on an upstate farm and recalling 150 years of agricultural science, students in Food Science 1101 developed an ice cream worthy of Cornell’s sesquicentennial: Sweet Cornell.

New major teaches population health at home and abroad

The College of Human Ecology's new global and public health sciences major prepares students to understand health challenges and design strategies to alleviate or prevent them.

Hospital exec shares how to transform urban health care

John W. Bluford III, former president of Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, share lessons in the hospital's efforts to transform health though close community engagement.

Expert offers feasible, statewide green energy plan

Professor Emeritus Tony Ingraffea explained a statewide green energy plan in his keynote address at the President’s Sustainable Campus Committee annual summit Nov. 18, and winners of the Cornell University Partners in Sustainability Award were announced.

Panel: Ebola burdens African governments, health systems

Public health, policy, government and trade experts discussed Ebola's social and economic impacts on affected countries in Africa at a Nov. 10 roundtable on campus.

Elder-to-elder abuse is common in nursing homes

Nearly one in five nursing home residents in 10 facilities across New York state were involved in at least one aggressive encounter with fellow residents during the four weeks prior to a study by researchers at Cornell and Weill Cornell.