Hazing prevention takes campuswide approach

A new Cornell University Council on Hazing Prevention will take a comprehensive, campuswide approach to prevent and respond to hazing that involves ongoing coordination and leadership by staff, students, faculty and alumni.

Experts peer into the high-tech, digital future

Alumni experts and Cornell faculty addressed hundreds of Bay Area alumni at the 14th Cornell Silicon Valley conference April 1.

Bulgarian ambassador assesses Ukraine, Russia

The Bulgarian ambassador to the United States discussed the rapidly changing politics of Russia and Eastern Europe in a campus talk April 7.

Fiber science takes center stage at fashion show April 12

The 30th Cornell Fashion Collective runway show incorporates use of futuristic materials that detect heat and glow in the dark, April 12 in Barton Hall.

Novel of multicultural 'clash' is reading project selection

New and transfer students will read Amara Lakhous’ multicultural social satire “Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio” this summer, as part of the New Student Reading Project.

'Sustainable shale development' chair speaks April 15

Jared Cohon, board chair for the Center for Sustainable Shale Development and president emeritus of Carnegie Mellon University, will share insight into incorporating diverse, impassioned opinions to frame effective policy in his talk, “Working Together on Shale Gas Policy and Practice,” April 15.

Dyson again ranked No. 3 by Bloomberg Businessweek

For the third year in a row, the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management has been ranked No. 3 in the nation in Bloomberg Businessweek's 2014 Ranking of Best Undergraduate Business Schools.

African writer talks 'Politics and Struggle' April 17

On April 17, Ngugi wa Thiong'o will share his thoughts in a discussion, “The Barrel of a Pen: Politics and Struggle in African Writing,” at 5 p.m. at the Africana Studies and Research Center, 310 Triphammer Road.

Archaeologist reveals sustainable practices of the Haudenosaunee

Cornell archaeologist Kurt Jordan rescues 1700s Iroquoia from the "narrative of despair."