Media workshop teaches farmers to tell their stories

The 'Telling Better Stories' workshop April 11 offered pointers on podcasting, photography and online writing to farmer.

Kareiva to reboot environment debate in Iscol Lecture

Peter Kareiva, Ph.D. '81, chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, will deliver the 2013 Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture, 'Overcoming Dogma and Prophecies of Doom to Save Nature,' April 22.

Stereotypes lead to underperformance, says expert

Claude Steele, dean of Stanford's Graduate School of Education, reported that negative stereotypes about certain groups can affect their performance.

Big Idea finalists deliver public pitches April 19

From a new delivery method for vaccines to an energy bar for busy college students, finalists in the undergraduate Big Idea competition are prepping their pitches for the April 19 finals.

MFA poets record verse for Poetry in Your Pocket

Audio recordings of graduate student poets will accompany an annual outreach project producing a chapbook for high school students in New York City.

CIIFAD to showcase student international projects April 18

‪The Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development will showcase multidisciplinary student programs in international development April 18.

Panel to examine immigration reform April 19

Immigration Reform Debate – a University Perspective, a panel discussion, will be held April 19. President David Skorton speak about economic and educational issues related to STEM graduate degree holders.

Logevall wins Pulitzer Prize for 'Embers of War'

Historian Fredrik Logevall, the John S. Knight Professor of International Studies and director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, won the Pulitzer Prize April 15 for his acclaimed 2012 book, 'Embers of War.'

Two juniors awarded Goldwater scholarships

Jon Carter Loftus '14 and Devin McMahon '14, both in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, were awarded 2013 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships.