Faculty to share perspectives on Ezra Cornell’s vision

A panel discussion, “Celebrating 150 Years of Ezra Cornell’s Promise: Reflections on What ‘...Any Person…Any Study’ Means,” will be held Monday, Oct. 29.

New book examines democracy in Africa

Cornell political scientist Nicolas van de Walle and co-author Jaimie Bleck, M.A. ’08, Ph.D. ’11, offer the first comprehensive comparative analysis of African elections in the last quarter century in “Electoral Politics in Africa Since 1990: Continuity in Change.”

Business bootcamp helps vets launch startups

Veterans from around the country recently learned about topics from digital media strategy to financing at the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, hosted by the School of Hotel Administration.

Cornell in New York City Visioning Committee update

President Martha E. Pollack updated the Cornell community Oct. 16 on the work of a faculty visioning committee asked to generate ideas that will enhance the university's presence in New York City.

Conference considers a global plant steeped in meaning

The public conference "Tea High and Low: Elixir, Exploitation and Ecology” will examine the world's most popular drink after water.

Cornell Entrepreneurship Summit NYC set for Nov. 9

The seventh Cornell Entrepreneurship Summit NYC will be held in Manhattan Nov. 9 and will feature talks from the founders of the Pink Ceiling and Bluemercury.

In new book, John Cleese is in his element at Cornell

“Monty Python’s Flying Circus" cofounder John Cleese shows boundless intellectual curiosity in "Professor at Large," a new Cornell University Press book compiling some of his lectures and presentations on campus from the past 20 years.

Cornell receives 2018 Green Power Leadership Award

Cornell was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Center for Resource Solutions with the Leadership in Green Power Education Award Oct. 10.

Pulitzer Prize winner describes why we ‘lock up our own’ – and how to stop

James Forman Jr. analyzed the roots of mass incarceration and how society can stop their spread at the capstone lecture for the Institute for the Social Sciences’ 2015-18 Mass Incarceration theme project.