Lavender Graduation celebrates LGBTQ+ progress, future

The May 5 Lavender Graduation highlighted progress and achievements within the Cornell LGBTQ+ community, and present and future challenges.

Diversity initiatives recognized at OADI awards ceremony

The third annual honors awards ceremony and the semiannual Diversity in Scholarship and Engagement Symposium sponsored by the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives showcased student achievements May 6.

Senior honors Nobel laureate McClintock with library display

Cornell senior Juliet Jacobson ’16 used a grant from the President's Council of Cornell Women to create a space in Mann Library to honor the achievements of Nobel Laureate Barbara McClintock '23, M.A. '25, Ph.D. '27.

Marcos Moreno '17 is named a 2016 Udall scholar

Marcos Moreno was among 60 scholars were selected from 482 applicants nominated nationwide this year. He plans to be a primary care physician in his native Arizona.

Boots on the farm: helping veterans access agribusiness

Cornell programs are helping veterans transition from soldier to farmer by providing knowledge and resources to facilitate entry into agribusiness.

Campus to discuss 'Between the World and Me' April 28

Members of the Cornell community are invited to explore issues of race in America during six simultaneous small group discussions of the Ta-Nehisi Coates book “Between the World and Me” April 28.

Clarke, Brann explore 'Blacks and Jews in America'

Kenneth Clarke and Ross Brann led an April 18 event, “Blacks and Jews in America: A Conversation,” that considered the history of a complex relationship.

Eleven inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

Nine Cornell doctoral candidates, one postdoc and a professor were inducted into the Cornell chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.

Equine Design wins Student Business of the Year by a nose

Caitlin Parrucci '15, M.Eng. '16, is founder of Equine Design, winner of the 2016 Student Business of the Year. Her device tracks a horse's water intake, a key indicator of equine health.