New York's land-grant university brought its message of education, discovery and engagement to the state capital Jan. 26 for Cornell Day in Albany, and took the opportunity to show off its diverse offerings to lawmakers and visitors alike.
In a landmark national election Jan. 16, Taiwan elected Tsai Ing-wen, LL.M. '80, its next president. The first woman and the second Cornellian to hold Taiwan's highest office, she will assume the presidency May 20.
If Congress authorized mandatory paid sick leave, flu rates would decline by at least 5 percent, according to a study by Cornell economist Nicolas Ziebarth.
ILR School Professor John M. Abowd will join the U.S. Census Bureau as associate director for research and methodology and chief scientist, Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson announced Dec. 10.
From Bronze Age traditions to current controversies over flag pins and Predator drones, a new book by anthropology professor Adam Smith sheds light on how material goods defend political order.
Wendy Leutert, a doctoral candidate in the field of government and international relations, has won a 2015-2016 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship.
New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger spoke on campus Nov. 10 about foreign policy in the Bush and Obama administrations and the future of modern warfare.
