The Atlantic Philanthropies makes new grants to Cornell

The Atlantic Philanthropies has granted $10 million for the Center for the Study of Inequality, based in Arts and Sciences; $3.25 million for the Law School’s International Center on Capital Punishment; and $3 million toward a welcome center.

Collegetown, East Hill construction projects will affect traffic

The closing of the intersection of College Avenue and Dryden Road in Collegetown and other road and walkway closings this summer will necessitate detours for TCAT buses and other traffic, especially in the East Hill area.

Community Relations garners award for town-gown initiatives

The Office of Community Relations has been recognized at the international level for initiatives it developed over the past decade related to race, economic development and leadership.

Colombian students gain experience in research program

In a pilot internship program at Cornell, a group of 20 top-tier undergraduates from Colombia are conducting research in labs across campus until mid-July.

Gift establishes Tisch Professorship at Jacobs Institute

A gift from Andrew ’71 and Ann Tisch to Cornell University and the American Technion Society has created an endowed professorship at the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech.

Consumers sour on milk exposed to LED light

Cornell researchers in the Department of Food Science found exposure to light-emitting diode (LED) sources for even a few hours degrades the perceived quality of fluid milk more than microbes.

Goal of improved connectivity drives computer scientists

Cornell computer scientists are leaders in the emerging field of software-defined networking, which takes an open-source approach to network connectivity.

'Now-or-never bottleneck' explains language acquisition

A new paper from Cornell psychology professor Morten Christiansen argues language processing, acquisition and evolution, as well as the structure of language itself, are profoundly shaped by fundamental limitations on sensory and cognitive memory.

Prison debaters win contest with Cornell students

On May 11, three Cornell Prison Education Program students beamed when judges declared them winners in a debate against the Cornell Speech & Debate Society team.