New app collects pre-vet students’ real-world preparation

Students planning to apply to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree program can track their veterinary and animal experiences on a new app developed by the College of Veterinary Medicine and a software engineering class in Computing and Information Science.

With satellite tags, researchers track, protect Lake Ontario king salmon

Advanced pop-off satellite tags developed by Cornell researchers and attached to the king salmon in Lake Ontario map the movements and feeding behavior in of the valuable fish.

New commitments to diversity and inclusion outlined

Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi announced Sept. 25 new commitments to diversity and inclusion, as well as progress made on initiatives already underway.

Statement on commitments to diversity and inclusion

Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi sent a message to the Ithaca community Sept. 25 detailing the university's commitments to diversity and inclusion.

Cornell joins consortium to foster Great Lakes research

A regional consortium that includes Cornell is collaborating to preserve the Great Lakes thanks to a five-year, $20 million grant from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Anxiety, depression can diminish retirement savings

People with psychological distress are nearly 25 percent less likely to have a retirement savings account, according to financial economist Vicki Bogan. That means up to $42,000 less in savings for married couples.

Online trade card exhibit sheds light on Victorian food and wares

A new online exhibition from Cornell University Library offers insights into life in the Victorian era through illustrated trade cards.

Things to Do, Sept. 22-29, 2017

Events this week include faculty authors discussing careers and new ways of giving, a panel on world development, guest filmmakers showing their work, and a song cycle based on female characters in Greek tragedy.

‘Moving toward harmony’: Yasin Ahmed, Cornell’s first Muslim chaplain

Yasin Ahmed became Cornell University's first Muslim chaplain when he arrived on campus in August thanks to the efforts of the Diwan Foundation for Cornell Muslim Life and a group of private donors.