Mellon seminar tours a changing, urbanized Amazon

A 10-day journey to cities in the Brazilian rainforest gave students a firsthand look at the complexities of urbanization in the Amazon, as part of the interdisciplinary seminar Forest Cartographies.

Asian studies department marks 70th anniversary

Cornell's Department of Asian Studies has grown to reflect the importance of the region globally and now offers more Asian languages for study than any other American university.

Brachman to lead Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute

Cornell Tech announced May 25 that Ron Brachman, an internationally recognized authority on artificial intelligence, will join the campus as the new director of the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute.

Jack Elliott tree sculpture highlights climate justice

Artist and design and environmental analysis professor Jack Elliott has created a tree sculpture, "Animus," to draw attention to climate justice, the focus of a conference on campus May 24-25.

Farm Ops initiative opens new fields to veterans

Farm Ops, an initiative from the Cornell Small Farms Program, is the first of its kind in the country to give returning veterans the opportunity to learn agriculture via their G.I. Bill benefits.

Teen brains facilitate recovery from traumatic memories

Unique connections in the adolescent brain make it possible to easily diminish fear memories and avoid anxiety later in life, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

IC's Gerald Hector named vice president for financial affairs

Hector will be a member of the executive vice president's senior team, developing and monitoring university financial policy and overseeing a division of more than 150 employees. He will join Cornell Aug. 1.

Genetic sequencing reveals drug resistance growth

Genetically mutated cancer cells grow may help explain why patients with a common form of leukemia develop treatment resistance, according to new Weill Cornell Medicine research.

Oncologists need to better discuss patient life expectancy

A sizeable proportion of advanced cancer patients remain unaware of basic information about their illness or its treatment, researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine report.