Health care system is broken but fixable, physician-journalist says

Dr. Elizabeth Rosenthal, editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News, said U.S. health care costs far too much in a campus talk Oct. 30.

Student teams advise small businesses in Africa to help them thrive

Cornell students are advising small business owners in Africa about how to succeed and thrive in the context of their own economies.

Human Ecology celebrates staff achievements

College of Human Ecology faculty and staff gathered for their annual Service Awards and Staff Recognition Ceremony Oct. 10 to honor staff who had achieved milestone years of service and recognize those designated for their exceptional contributions to the college in the past year.

Staff News

New initiative launched to support vulnerable families

Cornell researchers launched a new initiative to support vulnerable families and disrupt the intergenerational cycle of poverty.

Philly’s new tax on soda makes prices bubble up

By looking at a natural experiment in the Philadelphia International Airport, economist John Cawley found Philly soda distributers passed 93 percent of a new soda tax on to consumers in the form of higher retail prices.

Iscol lecturer takes on Trump immigration policies

Rebecca Heller, co-founder and director of the International Refugee Assistance Project, urged advocating for the rights of refugees Oct. 18.

Faculty Profiles

Faculty spotlights: Garrett van Ryzin: Radical thinking to get us from point A to B; Helen Chun: Creating a better consumer experience; Chris Forman: Assessing the impact of information technology; and Elisha Cohn: A humanistic point of view.

Ezra

Community engagement gives life more impact

I grew up in Endwell, New York, a small town about 40 miles from Cornell University. Though it’s a short drive from Ithaca, to me it represented a tremendous shift in worldview. My freshman year exposed me to thoughts, cultures and people that were not present during my first 18 years of life.

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Extension summer interns recount helping New York businesses, communities

Twenty-six students shared their experiences of working with Cornell Cooperative Extension this summer.