ISS awards grants to social scientists

The Institute for the Social Sciences (ISS) has announced the recipients of its biannual small-grant awards for interdisciplinary research and conference support.

Sexual assault needs more attention on college campuses

Speaking at Cornell April 19, Colby Bruno, managing attorney at the Victim Rights Law Center, stressed the importance of policies to encourage victims of sexual assault at colleges to come forward. (April 25, 2011)

Libya resolution must be political, not military, say faculty

Law professors Michael Dorf, Muna Ndulo and Jens Ohlin discussed the Libyan conflict in Myron Taylor Hall's Saperstein Student Lounge April 19. (April 25, 2011)

Economic prosperity, sustainability are linked, says Guzy

Making the transition to clean energy is vital for achieving a sustainable economic recovery in America, said Gary Guzy, B.A. '79, J.D. '82, in Myron Taylor Hall's Mancuso Amphitheater April 2. (April 4, 2011)

Wendel makes Law School history, tastes sweet success

Professor of law W. Bradley Wendel took his place in history March 16 as the Cornell Law School's 2011 Pie Eating Champion. The event raised money for the law students' service trip to New Orleans. (March 18, 2011)

For fourth straight time, Cornell Vet College is ranked No. 1 in U.S. News rankings

Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine is ranked the best in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report. The College of Engineering is ranked 10, with seven disciplines in the top 10. (March 17, 2011)

Freedom of expression is the 'essence of our democracy,' according to Faust Rossi

Faust Rossi, Cornell professor of law, described a landmark First Amendment case in a lecture March 13 at One Day University in New York City.

Use education to fight injustice, exonerated former prisoner tells law students

Fernando Bermudez, who spent 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, told his story March 8 in Myron Taylor Hall. The talk was sponsored by the Innocence Clinic and the Prison Seminar Series. (March 14, 2011)

Big Red strengthens ties with Big Apple's 92nd Street Y

Five Cornell faculty members will be giving lectures at the NYC arts and culture magnet in the next two months. (March 14, 2011)