Baskin lab identifies pathway for treating deadly melanomas

Cornell researchers have identified a promising pathway to effective drug treatment of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

Building networks not enough to expand rural broadband

Even when grants fund network construction, high operating costs pose significant challenges for rural broadband cooperatives seeking to expand access, according to new research from the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.

Yoon, Sierra elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters

Cornell’s Meejin Yoon and Roberto Sierra have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, considered the highest artistic recognition in the U.S.

Cornell outperforms peers with Platinum sustainability rating

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) ranked Cornell as a top performer in the 2020 Sustainable Campus Index.  See how Cornell compares as one of the top-ranked institutions in the nation for comprehensive sustainability efforts.

Around Cornell

Hallock, SC Johnson dean, named University of Richmond president

Kevin F. Hallock, the dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, will depart Cornell this summer to become president of the University of Richmond, effective Aug. 15.

Students use active learning to solve COVID-19 problems

Students examined issues from the logistics of vaccine storage and transportation, to the disinfection of public spaces, and the sanitation and reuse of personal protective equipment.

Klarman postdoc conducting ‘radical critique’ of meritocracy

Charles Petersen, Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences, studies 20th-century American history to better understand the rise of social and economic inequality in recent decades.

Latino and Black students less swayed by college-bound friends

According to new research, having college-bound friends increases the likelihood that a student will enroll in college but that effect is diminished for Black and Latino students.

High school programming prelim emphasizes learning

The third annual Cornell High School Programming Contest Warm Up, a virtual computer programming competition, was less a contest and more a chance for budding programmers to hone their skills.