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CALS, SUNY Broome agree to food science transfer program

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences announced March 8 an agreement with SUNY Broome Community College that lets students complete a degree in Cornell’s Department of Food Science.

Charles Brainerd elected to national education academy

Charles Brainerd, professor and chair of the Department of Human Development in the College of Human Ecology, has been elected to the National Academy of Education for his contributions in the field of education research.

Basu: Economics of climate change will affect world poverty

Economist Kaushik Basu spoke on “Inequality, Poverty and Climate" at the Perspectives on the Climate Change Challenge seminar March 6.

'One Funny Ithaca Story' benefits cancer center March 19

The third annual "One Funny Ithaca Story" will be held Sunday, March 19, 2-3:30 p.m. at The Space at GreenStar, 700 W. Buffalo St., Ithaca.

Engineers devise two-way radio on a single chip

Researchers have devised a method of two-way radio communication that puts the separation of the transmitting and receiving signals all on a single transceiver chip.

Library tackles fake news with workshops, resources, advice

Cornell University Library is stepping up efforts to help students distinguish credible news sources from the untrue.

Experiment aboard space station studies 'space weather'

Steven Powell, senior engineer in electrical and computer engineering, is leading a Cornell group that has sent a project up to the International Space Station to study the ionosphere.

Legalize recreational pot? More say 'yes' for economic benefits

Arguments that support legalizing recreational marijuana are more convincing than arguments against it, according to Jeff Niederdeppe, associate professor of communication. Top pro-pot arguments emphasize the economic benefits.

Defense Department award funds prostate cancer study

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers will receive a grant from the Department of Defense to conduct a study of the molecular machinery driving the most aggressive prostate cancer.

Immigration, DACA panel discussion set for March 17

"Immigration Chaos: DACA Students and Higher Education Grapple With Upheaval," a panel discussion, will be held Friday, March 17, at noon in Kennedy Hall's Call Alumni Auditorium.

'Radical collaboration' through machine learning

Trevor Pinch, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Science and Technology Studies, spent the fall 2016 semester on sabbatical at Cornell Tech in New York City, where he began collaborating with Serge Belongie, professor of computer science at Cornell Tech.

Health care leader advises students to be 'disruptors'

Nancy M. Schlichting, MBA ’79, retired CEO of the Henry Ford Health System, delivered a keynote address on "Unconventional Leadership" at the inaugural Sloan Women in Healthcare Leadership Symposium.