Vaccine campaign research highlights the power of individual self-interest

People who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 had low levels of social trust, weak attachments to the rule of law, and were less willing to honor collective commitments to the greater good, according to Cornell research published today.

Sloan Program in Health Administration rises in rankings

The Sloan Program in Health Administration in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy has once again been ranked among the best in the nation. The new U.S. News rankings have the program rising to the No. 8 spot. 

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Law team opposes South Carolina’s electric chair, firing squad

Faculty, students and alumni affiliated with Cornell Law School's Capital Punishment Clinic are leading a legal fight to prevent South Carolina from executing condemned prisoners by methods they argue are cruel and unusual.

Attorney and author to discuss the law and the reality of asylum

Hear two perspectives on racism and xenophobia in U.S. refugee policy at the annual Koen-Horowitz Lecture on Wednesday, April 26. The keynote speakers include a prominent attorney and an author who is a refugee. 

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Eight students receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

A diverse group of students and recent graduates representing Cornell’s four contract colleges has been selected to receive the 2023 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.

Regional Town-Gown Conference focuses on labor, employment

Community leaders and Cornell experts discussed issues such as childcare, remote and hybrid work, and housing and demographic trends at the Regional Town-Gown Conference, held April 18 at the Hotel Ithaca.

Sloan students organize case competition: “An experience of a lifetime”

Culminating a year of planning by the Healthcare Students Association in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy's Sloan Program in Health Administration, a case competition  attracted 40 teams representing the nation’s top graduate programs in health care and related fields.

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Students urge lawmakers to support financial aid

Twelve undergraduate students, representing six states, took to Capitol Hill last week for Student Aid Advocacy Day, speaking with members of Congress and their aides about the critical importance of federal financial aid.

Cornell Policy Review student-authors take on Ukraine culture, cybersecurity and more

The Cornell Policy Review is an independent publication, produced by students in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. Editor-in-Chief Julia Selby MPA '23 says the publication "offers students, faculty, alumni, and community members the opportunity to publish phenomenal work in a respected, student-run journal."

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