George Poppensiek, veterinary college dean emeritus, dies

George C. Poppensiek, dean and professor emeritus in the College of Veterinary Medicine, died Sept. 8 in Ithaca. Poppensiek served as dean from 1959 to 1974.

Students propose grocery to fight food insecurity on campus

Students spoke on campus Sept. 10 about their proposed solution to address food insecurity on campus: starting a grocery store in Anabel Taylor Hall to combat food insecurity among Cornell students.

New Africana initiatives connect academics, activism

The Africana Studies and Research Center is launching new initiatives including speakers, mentoring efforts, special events and even classroom renovations, to help students impact the world.

M.H. Abrams remembered with verse, music, stories

A memorial celebration Sept. 12 in Statler Auditorium brought together much of what M.H. "Mike" Abrams cherished - poetry, Elizabethan music, family, friends and colleagues.

Deadline nears for off-campus funding applications

The Off-Campus Opportunities Fund identifies funds - including those for travel and other student development - for undergraduates to use in off-campus experiences.

Peter Katzenstein sees no new Cold War

In a Sept. 10 campus talk, Peter Katzenstein, Cornell's Walter S. Carpenter Jr. Professor of International Studies, contended that the U.S. and Russia are in a Cold Peace rather than a Cold War.

Cornell recognized for inclusion, diversity efforts

Cornell has been recognized for its campuswide diversity and inclusion efforts with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award. This is the second year Cornell has received this award.

Development Sociology celebrates 100 years of impact

The Department of Development Sociology at Cornell kicks off a year-long celebration of its centennial with a daylong campus symposium Sept. 26.

eHub grows space for student entrepreneurs

Cornell and the Student Agencies Foundation have create eHub, slated to open in spring 2016, a 14,000 square foot entrepreneurship innovation center on College Avenue and in Kennedy Hall.