Students tackle social issues at Clinton conference

Cornell students at the Clinton Global Initiative University learned how to translate their social justice ideas into meaningful, sustainable action.

Wang honored for research on Asian families

Qi Wang, professor of human development, will receive the 2013 Outstanding Contribution to Research on Asian/Asian Americans award from the Society for Research on Child Development.

Assemblies Update, Week of April 8

An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.

Things to Do, April 12-19

Events on campus this week include sustainability expert/graduate student Annie Leonard with 'The Story of Stuff;' the annual Pao Bhangra show; films about bees and AIDS; the 22nd Cornell Jazz Festival and a climate readiness conference.

Gretchen Ritter '83 named dean of Arts and Sciences

Ritter, professor of government and vice provost at the University of Texas, will begin her new appointment Aug. 1. A third-generation Cornellian, she is the college’s first woman dean and first externally hired dean.

Expert panel: Education needs major reform

A panel of eight Cornell-affiliated education advocates stressed the importance of reform during a lively discussion on the future of education at the Cornell Club in Manhattan April 3.

Indigenous hip-hop artists address social issues in their work

At an April 6 panel discussion, Native American and Filipino artists said that hip-hop provides an outlet for advocacy and an effective way to keep indigenous culture and values alive.

Anthropology, 'situations' compel filmmaker Sniadecki

J.P. Sniadecki, who joins the Department of Performing and Media Arts as an assistant professor in the fall, brings an anthropological perspective to cinematic art.

Entrepreneurship celebration slated for April 18-19

Alumni, students and faculty are invited to the annual Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration, April 18-19, for the two-day conference on entrepreneurship.