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Ray Jayawardhana named dean of Arts and Sciences

Distinguished astrophysicist, renowned science writer and accomplished academic leader Ray Jayawardhana has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He is currently dean of the Faculty of Science at York University in Toronto.

Documents illuminate U.S. Yiddish-speaking life until the Cold War

Newly digitized documents from labor organization archives cast light on the lives of U.S. Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants until the Cold War.

Ancient Latin puns revealed in new edited volume

Michael Fontaine, professor of classics, has co-edited a new volume of Latin language puns.

Commercialization Fellows explore market for inventions

Doctoral students in Cornell Engineering’s Commercialization Fellowship are developing tools to compress laser pulses, separate blood plasma and 3D print living tissue.

Supporters complete endowed scholarship challenge

Cornell’s endowed scholarship challenge ended this April, raising nearly $22 million in endowed scholarships to boost the university’s financial aid.

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Higher ed adds jobs, dollars to regional economy

The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce hosted the leaders of three area universities, including Cornell, who described ways in which their institutions benefit the economy and society of New York state’s Southern Tier region.

Beth Milles directs ‘Fast Blood’ in Civic Ensemble summer festival

A new play festival will feature two new political plays by women whose work centers on women and people of color.

ILR’s High Road fellows make an impact on Western New York

The High Road fellowship program is sending 21 undergraduates to work with Western New York community-based organizations.

Center for Conservation Social Sciences looks at human role in nature

The newly renamed Center for Conservation Social Sciences will work to understand the public's relationship with natural conservation.