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New book sheds light on high U.S. incarceration rate

In his new book, “Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became the Most Punitive Democracy in the World," Peter Enns sheds new light on the high U.S. rate of incarceration.

Sparking Ithaca's startup economy, Rev wins award

A project of Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement, Rev: Ithaca Startup Works has received the Economic Development Project of the Year award from the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

Lunches bring Latina/o Studies community together

Each semester, the Latina/o Studies Program hosts six informal luncheon discussions for students with Cornell faculty and administrators as “a way to bring the community together."

'One Funny Ithaca Story' benefits local cancer center

Featuring Mayor Svante Myrick and several Cornell staff members, the second annual "One Funny Ithaca Story," March 20, will benefit the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes.

Engineering Simulation MOOC teaches pro skills

Cornell’s newest MOOC will give thousands of students worldwide an opportunity to learn skills that are regularly taught to the university's undergraduate engineering students on campus.

Cornell Council for the Arts accepting project proposals

The Cornell Council for the Arts is seeking new and experimental art projects from the Cornell community, to be presented on campus in 2016-17. The deadline to apply for grants is April 8.

Unique beak evolved with tool use in New Caledonian crow

Researchers at the Lab of Ornithology explore how the New Caledonian crow's unusual beak helps it use tools.

Archaeology students try their hand at creating artifacts

Students in the Ceramic Analysis for Archeology class, who study ancient pottery shards, made some new pottery of their own, acquainting them with the process used by human forebears.

Bethe Lecture focuses on ice telescope's discoveries

The principal investigator from Antartica's IceCube Neutrino Observatory will present the 2016 Hans Bethe Lecturer in Physics Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.

Vying for Pi – and pie – on Pi Day

A Pi Day celebration was held beginning at 1:59 p.m. Monday, March 14, in Malott Hall, hosted by the Cornell student chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics.

Legacy of Cornell-led diplomacy detailed at Carnegie Hall

More than 500 people came to hear about Cornell's historical and current role as an educator of diplomats and influencers of foreign policy, March 8 in New York City.

Fukushima accident panel discusses safety, energy

On the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, the accident’s chief investigator, cited some of the catastrophe's causes: the government's lack of transparency and 'groupthink.'