Bone density builder wins top prize at food hackathon

The weekend event involved more than 150 undergraduate and graduate students from across Cornell.

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As class gaps grow, Goldman pursues more effective interventions

Benny Goldman, assistant professor of economics and public policy, studies economic mobility and inequality, examining how class, race, and marriage patterns shape opportunity across generations. His work seeks to identify practical interventions that strengthen social mobility and advance the promise of the American Dream.

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Program supports service members’ transition to public service

Eight Brooks School master's students in public and health administration are fellows in the Service to Service initiative, which connects veterans and military families with public policy schools and careers in public leadership.

Brooks School team publishes new guide to strengthen grassroots advocacy in New York

A new guide developed by a team from Cornell University’s Brooks School of Public Policy aims to make state-level policy advocacy in New York more accessible, transparent, and effective for community leaders and grassroots…

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Randi Weingarten ’80 Book Talk Slated for ILR's NYC Office

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten ’80 will discuss her new book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy,” on Monday, November 17 at ILR’s New York City Conference Center at 570 Lexington Avenue. 

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Konvitz lecturer calls for ‘curious, teeming and occasionally noisy pluralism’

First Amendment law and trying to “figure out what’s true” are guiding principles for free speech on college campuses, said constitutional scholar Cass R. Sunstein in the annual Milton Konvitz Memorial Lecture on Oct. 30. 

Brooks School establishes faculty partnership with University of Torino

Building on a long-running successful collaboration centered on summer study abroad programming, the Brooks School and the University of Torino have established a new partnership to foster faculty and graduate student exchange.

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Lund debate kicks off yearlong conversation on foreign aid

Faculty members discussed the value of international aid in the wake of the Trump administration’s policy that froze foreign assistance.

Chinchilla, Ghafari lead Brooks School conversation on the future of democracy

Former Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla and Afghan human rights activist Zarifa Ghafari headlined a powerful discussion on the future of democracy during a fireside chat at Cornell University’s Brooks School of Public Policy.

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