Conference highlights work in Latin American studies

The Latin American Studies Program holds its inaugural Cornell conference Friday, Feb. 19, with more than 30 research topics and projects presented by faculty, staff and students.

Housing master plan to guide campus development

With data-gathering and input from the Cornell and local communities, the university will be developing a Cornell housing master plan to address its current and future housing needs.

Kaushik Basu's immersion in Indian politics

Economist and Cornell professor Kaushik Basu drew a large crowd Feb. 4 who came to hear of his experiences as chief economic adviser to the government of India from 2009 to 2012.

'Dramatic' plaster casts installed in atrium in Klarman Hall

The Flying Nike is one of many restored pieces from the College of Arts and Sciences' 19th-century plaster Cast Collection that will grace Klarman Hall's new spaces.

Nuclear weapons pose greater threat than climate change

Ira Helfand, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and a 1985 Nobel Peace Prize winner, spoke against nuclear weapons on campus Feb. 8 and said the U.S. and Russia are "rogue states."

New desktop-sterilization device disinfects cell phones

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers report on a new sterilizing device that can be safely used on electronic equipment used in hospitals to reduce risk of infection quicker, easier and cheaper.

Conference rallies, supports women entrepreneurs

Business and academic leaders, entrepreneurs and students came to the first Women Redefining Entrepreneurship and Leadership Conference Feb. 6 on campus to connect, recruit, learn and be inspired.

Faculty explore era of cognitive computing at NYC event

"Cognitive Computing and Beyond: Cornell Meets Watson," held Feb. 8 in Manhattan highlighted the latest research in Computing and Information Sciences and the College of Engineering.

Study reveals insights into an aggressive prostate cancer

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have discovered a treatment-resistant prostate cancer that resembles small-cell lung cancer rather than typical prostate cancer and may suggest new treatments.