Even short stays in solitary confinement appear linked to a higher risk of death after inmates are released from jail or prison, according to new research by Christopher Wildeman, professor of policy analysis and management.
Frank H.T. Rhodes, Cornell University’s ninth president, a national figure in higher education and an esteemed paleontologist, died Feb. 3 in Bonita Springs, Florida. He was 93.
With the transition to the Canvas Learning Management System complete, faculty and the Canvas team are to exploring advanced features and tools to further enhance student learning.
Seventy-five years after the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, close to 200 people gathered in Ithaca to explore the continuing question of the role moral courage plays in confronting hate.
Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life, and Sharon McMullen, assistant vice president of student and campus life for health and wellbeing, issued a statement Feb. 3 updating the Cornell community on developments regarding the Novel Coronavirus.
Shaoyi Jiang, Ph.D. ’93, has been named the first Robert S. Langer ’70 Family and Friends Professor at Cornell. Jiang’s wife, Qiuming Yu, Ph.D. ’95, also will join the Cornell faculty.
As the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump unfolds in the U.S. Senate, two Cornell professors offered their perspectives on the event and what it says about the current state of American politics.
Lance Collins, the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering, will join Virginia Tech as the inaugural vice president and executive director of its new Innovation Campus, following completion of his second term as dean June 30.
Unprocessed red meat and processed meat consumption leads to a slightly higher risk of heart disease and premature death, according to a new study from researchers at Cornell and Northwestern University.
