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Q&A: Ken Miranda pursues growth for Cornell's endowment

Chief Investment Officer Kenneth Miranda shares his plan for securing and increasing the endowment to provide resources to advance Cornell’s educational mission for faculty, students and future scholars.

For kids, poverty means psychological deficits as adults

Childhood poverty can cause significant psychological deficits in adulthood, according to a new study. The research is the first to show this damage occurs over time and in a broad range of ways.

Bill Sitzabee named interim vice president for IPP

William "Bill" Sitzabee, associate vice president for facilities engineering and project management, has been named interim vice president for infrastructure, properties and planning. He will begin his role Jan. 21.

Singh honored as top young investigator by biomaterials society

Ankur Singh, assistant professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer, will receive the 2017 Young Investigator Award from the Society for Biomaterials.

Research finds daily discrimination sickens African-Americans

A research team is linking "everyday unfair treatment" with higher incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity and other life-limiting conditions in African-Americans.

New model could benefit liver cancer transplant patients

A simple blood test may better predict which patients diagnosed with liver cancer will experience disease reoccurrence, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.

January graduates celebrated at recognition ceremony

Cornell's 14th January graduation recognition ceremony took place at Bartels Hall Dec. 17. About 470 degree candidates were recognized.

Cornell's SMART program wins success story award

Cornell's Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Team was recognized for its impact on poor communities by earning the L.A. Potts Success Story award on Dec. 5.

Three win Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prizes

The 2016 winners of the Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature have been announced in fiction and poetry. Winners hail from Tanzania and Kenya.

Theory Reading Group examines Trump and fascism

Is Donald Trump a fascist? On Dec. 5, the Theory Reading Group examined this question in a room crowded with students and faculty, with formal remarks by Enzo Traverso and Isabel Hull.

University ensures continued funding for DACA students

Barbara Knuth announced Dec. 12 that graduate students who hold DACA status and receive funding through the university will continue to receive funding for the complete length of time they were offered in their admissions letters.

Dr. Henry Heimlich, inventor of lifesaving maneuver, dies at 96

Dr. Henry Heimlich '41, M.D. '43, creator of the life-saving Heimlich maneuver, died Dec. 17 in Cincinnati at the age of 96.