News & Events

Student research guides CCE parent education

Students in the Research Design, Practice and Policy course analyzed five years of survey responses to develop better parent education programs.

Tata-Cornell Initiative observes first year of research

Celebrating its first year of research projects in India, the Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative briefed faculty and students on drinking-water system projects, research on iron nutrition for women, and a food fortification study.

Uncommon languages offered; Wolof anyone?

The College of Arts and Sciences will offer Wolof and Zulu next fall, and other languages are on the horizon.

$750,000 awarded to Cornell's Society for the Humanities

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $750,000 to Cornell’s Society for the Humanities in support of the Central New York Humanities Corridor.

Journalist, editor and publisher John Marcham dies at 87

John Marcham ’50, a journalist and longtime editor of the Cornell Alumni News, died Dec. 4 at age 87.

Knuth begins term as chair of Council of Graduate Schools

Barbara Knuth, senior vice provost and dean of the Graduate School, assumed her post as 2015 board chair of the Council of Graduate Schools Dec. 6. She had been serving as chair-elect for the past year.

Cornell United Way Campaign needs boost

The 2014-15 Cornell United Way Campaign has received $521,907 as of Dec. 10, raising almost two-thirds of its $815,000 goal.

Chief Zoner testifies on sexual assault to Senate subcommittee

Addressing the topic of reducing sexual assaults on campuses nationwide and pending related legislation, Cornell Police Chief Kathy Zoner testified Dec. 9 before the U.S. Senate, providing expert opinion and specific ideas on bolstering federal laws.

Panelists discuss ending the 'prison industrial complex'

A panel of faculty members took on ending the "prison industrial complex" at a campus discussion Dec. 4.