News & Events

Economist honored for top tax dissertation

Tatiana Homonoff, assistant professor of policy analysis and management, won the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Government Finance and Taxation award for her dissertation scholarship.

Book debuts brain models of risky decision-making

A new book, “The Neuroscience of Risky Decision Making,” co-edited by faculty members Valerie Reyna and Vivian Zayas, discusses research on the neural roots of bad decisions.

Faculty agree on viability of electric cars at screening

After screening the documentary “Revenge of the Electric Car," faculty members discussed the merits of the cars with the film's director Dec. 4.

ILR senior is Cornell’s first Mitchell scholar

Simon Boehme ’14 is the first Cornellian to win a George J. Mitchell Scholarship to study in Ireland.

Engaged learning class enables teaching in the trenches

A dozen undergrads were thrust into the teaching trenches this fall at DeWitt Middle School in Ithaca, where they shepherded 20 teenagers through a storytelling project in an after-school program they helped design.

Graduate student group hosts a Call-Congress day

The Cornell Graduate and Professional Student Assembly hosted a Call-Congress day Dec. 4 as a part of the national GradsHaveDebt2 campaign.

Humphrey fellow shares Armenian culture with local children

Harutyun Gevorgyan, a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow at Cornell, brings Armenian language and culture to area schoolchildren.

Cornell University mourns death of Nelson Mandela

President David Skorton issued a statement following the death of Nelson Mandela, calling him "an icon to all who value the freedom and dignity of all human beings."

Assemblies Update, Week of Dec. 2

An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.