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Open enrollment to begin for endowed faculty, staff

Endowed faculty and staff can enroll in or make changes to health and dental benefits or enroll in a flexible spending account or legal insurance during the annual open enrollment period, Nov. 1-18, for coverage effective Jan. 1, 2017.

Jaak Panksepp lectures on emotions in animals, humans

During his University Lecture, Jaak Panksepp discussed his life work to understand emotions in animals in scientific ways, and apply those findings to humans and treating depression.

Roundtable examines Asia's place in U.S. presidential election

At the China-Asia Pacific Studies Program roundtable Oct. 19 in Kaufman Auditorium, Cornell faculty members discussed the implications of the American election on U.S. relations with Asia.

Admissions underway for first class on new Cornell Tech campus

In August 2017, Cornell Tech's inaugural Roosevelt Island class will move into a campus built for innovation and creative collisions. Cornell Tech is accepting applications in seven master’s programs.

Colorado River's dead clams tell tales of carbon emission

Scientists have begun to account for the topsy-turvy carbon cycle of the Colorado River delta – once a massive green estuary of grassland, marshes and cottonwood, now desiccated dead land.

Conference honors Emeritus Professor Fredric Bogel

"Forms, Figures and Difference: A Conference in Honor of Fredric Bogel" will include presentations of new work and panels that reflect and develop Bogel’s contribution to literary theory Nov. 4-5.

New book examines how objects shape history

In her new book, "How Things Make History: The Roman Empire and Its Terra Sigillata Pottery," Astrid Van Oyen argues the ubiquitous Roman pottery doesn't imply cultural Romanization.

When animals share, conservation is affordable

Researchers at Cornell, Georgia Tech and the U.S. Forest Service have found that when an animal preserve corridor includes areas that are hospitable to two species, the cost is far less than it would be to create separate corridors for each one.

Iconic sculpture Herakles returns to plinth, thanks to gift

A gift from Presidential Councillor Bob Blakely '63, MBA '65, and his wife, Pinky Keehner, helped restore Herakles, the statue at the entrance of the Statler Hotel.

Charlotte Levine '17 named one of the top ROTC cadets in U.S.

In this year’s graduating class of ROTC cadets across the country, Cornell's Charlotte Levine ’17 ranks in the top 10.

Rawlings voices concerns about grad student unionization

Interim President Hunter Rawlings has sent a letter to the Cornell community outlining the university's position on graduate student unionization and offering his perspective on how issues of unionization could affect graduate education at Cornell.

Statement on graduate assistant unionization

Interim President Hunter Rawlings sent a message Oct. 27 offering his perspective on potential union representation of graduate students at Cornell.