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Historian re-examines Caribbean history in new book

In his new book “An Aqueous Territory: Sailor Geographies and New Granada’s Transimperial Greater Caribbean World,” historian Ernesto Bassi traces the “transimperial Greater Caribbean.”

New book takes sound studies into the cosmos

In his new book, "Composing the World: Harmony in the Medieval Platonic Cosmos," Andrew Hicks argues that sound has always been an integral part of the history of studying the cosmos.

Outdoor Education helps all Cornellians scale new heights

To demonstrate that by using creativity all employees can participate in Cornell's opportunities, Angela Winfield, director of Inclusion and Workforce Diversity, scaled the wall at the new Lindseth Climbing Center.

Grant funds conference on reducing food waste

A $280,000 grant form the Rockefeller Foundation will fund a Cornell-led workshop in New York City for business leaders to explore strategies to reduce food waste and loss through new products and services.

Extension hosts New York fruit and vegetable growers

Cornell Cooperative Extension sponsored the 2017 Empire State Producers Expo, Jan. 17-19 in Syracuse, which featured featured Cornell scientists, CCE educators and experts from across the country.

Faculty discuss curriculum changes in Arts and Sciences

About 150 faculty members, and Interim President Hunter Rawlings, attended a Jan. 23 forum to discuss curriculum reforms in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Memory limits give rise to open-ended language abilities

A study in PLoS ONE led by Cornell psychology professor Morten H. Christiansen provides new insight into how languages come to be composed of reusable parts.

New proposals sought for digital grants

The Grants Program for Digital Collections in the Arts and Sciences seeks new proposals to digitize collections. The deadline for expressing initial interest is Feb. 17.

Cornell receives U.K. support to fight global wheat supply threats

Cornell will receive $10.5 million in aid from the U.K. to help an international consortium of plant breeders, pathologists and surveillance experts fight diseases hindering global food security.

Weill Cornell lab helps translate ideas into innovations

The Dean's Entrepreneurship Lab provides resources and education opportunities to students and faculty who have ideas with commercial potential that they want to translate from the lab to the patient.

Sloan program attracts diverse students at Visit Day

The Sloan Program in Health Administration hosted its first Visit Day in November to reach out to a broad spectrum of potential students.

Two Sigma to be first tenant at The Bridge at Cornell Tech

Forest City Ratner Cos. announced Jan. 23 that Two Sigma Investments, a tech and investment firm, is the first company to be selected to locate at The Bridge at Cornell Tech.