Accounting scholar Mark Nelson named dean of Johnson

Mark Nelson, Cornell professor of accounting, has been named the 12th dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. He will begin his five-year term as the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean July 1.

New book spotlights Ottoman expansion in Africa

A new book by Mostafa Minawi tells the story of the Ottoman Empire’s expansionist efforts during the age of high imperialism at the end of the 19th century.

Doctoral students present at Stockholm conference

Six doctoral students in the field of government presented papers and met fellow Ph.D. students and faculty interested in global security at a workshop May 23-25 in Sweden.

Virologist Colin Parrish to teach in Scotland on Fulbright

Colin Parrish, Ph.D. ’84, an expert in animal virology, will share share his knowledge and ideas as a visiting professor at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, as Fulbright scholar.

Symposium focuses on students' teaching innovations

On May 16, the fifth annual Classroom Research and Teaching Symposium brought together graduate students and faculty who apply their research skills to develop more effective teaching practices.

Early assessment, drug switch improves cancer treatment

Metastatic prostate cancer patients respond better to treatment when they switch to different drugs in the absence of an optimal initial response: new research from Weill Cornell Medicine.

Immunotherapy treats aggressive form of lymphoma

A drug that recruits immune cells to fight an aggressive form of lymphoma appears to be more effective than chemotherapy, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine.

New graduate to fight labor trafficking in Cambodia

Maggie Wong ’16 will work on labor trafficking in Cambodia, where forced labor and cross-border trafficking is common, in a year-long internship with an international nonprofit.

New method reveals possible prostate cancer therapy

The steroid dexamethasone could potentially deter the growth of a prostate cancer subtype previously thought to be difficult to treat with medications.