African lawyers gain expertise at death penalty institute

Cornell Law School’s Makwanyane Institute welcomed 14 African lawyers to campus, where they’ll get intensive training to represent those facing the death penalty in Africa.

Free group fitness classes July 23-27

The Healthy Living Program is offering free group fitness classes the week of July 23-27 to anyone in the Cornell community with a Cornell ID card. New participants will be eligible to win prizes for attending.

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Academic Integration Initiative builds on first-year successes

A year into Cornell’s Academic Integration Initiative, Gary Koretzky ’78 is relocating to Ithaca and taking on a new title to continue leading efforts to better promote, build and enhance collaborative research efforts across Cornell's campuses.

Altruistic behavioral economists put ideas into action

Why would five Cornell professors decide to teach a class when there was no budget to pay them to do it? For the directors of Cornell’s Behavioral Economics and Decision Research Center, the reason is the subject of the course: Better Decisions for Life, Love and Money.

'Oculi' pavilion opens to public at NYC arts festival

Connecting upstate and downstate, urban and rural, a pavilion made from reused metal grain bins opened to the public June 23 on Governors Island in lower New York Harbor. Four Cornell faculty members collaborated on the project with a team including students and alumni.

Register now for Web Accessibility Camp Aug. 6-8

Cornell’s first Web Accessibility Camp for web content contributors, web designers and developers will be held Aug. 6-8, at Ives Hall and the ILR Conference Center.

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Food scientists turn cheddar orange in a green whey

Cornell food scientists have found a direct infusion process to give cheddar cheese its consumer-pleasing orange color, without affecting the whey.

Veterinary pathologists bolster NY crime-fighting efforts

Recognition of the link between human and animal abuse has helped spur a slowly growing system for investigating and prosecuting crimes against animals. Cornell veterinary pathologists play a key role, performing necropsies and delivering expert testimony.

Statement regarding U.S. Supreme Court travel ban ruling

Cornell President Martha E. Pollack issued a statement to the Cornell community June 27 expressing her disappointment with the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Trump administration’s executive order restricting entry from certain countries to the United States.