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Cornell, Yale scholars debate success of outlawing war

Cornell and Yale argued the idea that international conflicts could be prevented by law in a debate held March 1 in Klarman Hall.

New working group on disasters launches with March 14 talk

A new cross-college working group on disasters kicks off with a public presentation by anthropologist Anthony Oliver-Smith March 14.

Pioneering evolutionary biologist Rosemary Grant to speak March 12

Pioneering evolutionary biologist Rosemary Grant will speak March 12 on “Evolution of Darwin’s Finches: Integrating Behavior, Ecology and Genetics.”

Cornell to lead applied learning initiative in clinical reasoning

The College of Veterinary Medicine is spearheading a project that will assess and improve experiential and applied learning in veterinary education.

Cornell's trustees aim for the university's long-term health

Cornell Board of Trustees Chairman Robert S. Harrison ’76 and Executive Committee Chairman Jan Rock Zubrow ’77 discuss university priorities and challenges, leadership, student and alumni engagement, and the board's unique makeup.

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Professor to speak on history of sexual minority rights in Zimbabwe

Marc Epprecht, author and professor from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, will deliver a talk on the struggle for sexual minority rights in Zimbabwe March 7, at 4:30 p.m. in A.D. White House. 

University reaffirms its commitment to, support of undocumented students

The March 5 deadline for ending the DACA program has passed, and the university wants its undocumented students - and prospective students - to know that it stands behind them and has many resources available to support them. 

Industrial hemp in New York expected to grow as research expands

Scientists, farmers, processors and government officials convened Feb. 28 at Cornell University for the state’s first industrial hemp research forum.

Cornell scientists size up quality wastewater treatment

Cornell scientists have assessed factors to improve, upgrade and make New York’s wastewater treatment plants more robust, according to their work published Feb. 24 in the journal Water Research.