Cornellians teach Model UN at two NYC high schools

Members of the Cornell International Affairs Society spent their fall break piloting a program that taught Model United Nations, public speaking and debate skills to students at two New York City public high schools.

DJ Bambaataa ends visiting scholar term with public events

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa makes his last official visit to Cornell in his role as a visiting scholar Oct. 26-28, when he'll meet with students on campus and speak at public events in Ithaca.

Into the Streets refocuses for 2015 Day of Service

Into the Streets, the popular day of student volunteer events, is focusing on its goal of promoting a lifetime commitment to service among the Cornell community.

Students deploy seismometers to gain underground view

Cornell undergraduate students from a geophysics class will deploy a network of 15 seismometers around campus into the late fall, through which they will collect data for a year.

Students showcase global health fieldwork

Forty students with global health minors gathered to present their international service learning and research fieldwork to the Cornell community on issues from maternity to albinism Oct. 16.

Black Lives Matter teach-in aims to inspire, inform

Residents and local activists will discuss the forms of violence and insecurity faced by people of color in Ithaca at 'Black Lives Matter: A Community Conversation on Surviving and Thriving.'

Lecture to launch Cornell access to genocide archive

Cornell will mark the launch of its access to the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archives with a talk by columnist and Rwandan genocide expert Philip Gourevitch '86, Nov. 3.

Students host Mental Health Awareness Week Oct. 16-23

Students have organized Mental Health Awareness Week Oct. 16-23 to draw attention to the need for students to take advantage of campus services to help them cope with stress and other issues.

Educators meet to bolster undergrad STEM outreach

Educators from around the nation with a strong desire to promulgate scientific knowledge and teach tomorrow’s teachers met to learn new ways to train undergraduate students in effective instruction.