Law, Government & Public Policy

Cornell, Yale scholars to debate role of law in preventing war

"Can war be prevented by law?” will be debated March 1 with the authors of "The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”

Plato offers lessons in literacy, artistry, politics

Government professor Jill Frank is author of “Poetic Justice: Rereading Plato’s ‘Republic,’” which aims to shift how Plato is read.

Design Connect projects come to fruition in two upstate towns

Students in Design Connect collaborated with stakeholders in two upstate New York towns to provide design and planning resources.

Former NBA player talks athletes and activism Feb. 27

Former NBA player Etan Thomas will discuss athletes and activism in a campus talk Feb. 27.

ILR School senior steers upstate town’s future

Alex Hammond '18 commutes from the ILR School to his hometown in northern New York, where he was elected town supervisor.

Two alumnae named 2019 Schwarzman scholars

An-Chi “Angela” Dai ’15 and Kelly McClure ’16 have been selected to join the third class of Schwarzman Scholars, a program that sends young leaders to Beijing for a year of master’s degree study.

Myron Rush, noted Kremlinologist, dies at age 96

Professor emeritus of government Myron Rush, a noted Kremlinologist, died Jan. 8, one week after his 96th birthday.

Obesity's impact on health care costs varies by state

Professor John Cawley has published research with new information on how individual states are affected by the health care costs of obesity.

Rachel Dunifon named interim dean of Human Ecology

Rachel Dunifon, professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management and senior associate dean for research and outreach in the College of Human Ecology, will become interim dean of the college July 1.