Cornell researchers will travel to Paris as part of the university's delegation to the global climate change summit, COP21. Delegations from over 190 countries and more than 50,000 people will attend.
From its founding Cornell has been a secular institution, but when the university offered the School for Missionaries from 1930 to 1964 – a four-week course for missionaries on furlough – it became instantly popular.
Current federal policies prevent people with disabilities from working to their full capacity, and taxpayers are paying the price, says Richard Burkhauser, professor of policy analysis and management.
Karen Jaime '97 has returned to Cornell as a faculty member in performing and media arts and Latino studies following a varied career in New York City, including being a bouncer at queer bars.
Cornell researchers from the Food and Brand Lab have found that men eat significantly more food when in the company of women, suggesting a hardwired male urge to demonstrate prowess.
Local and campus leaders met Nov. 14 to recognize town-gown partnerships and celebrate the "long history of cooperation for mutual benefit" that the university, city and county have enjoyed.
Up to three South Korean government employees per year will pursue a Master of Public Administration degree at Cornell, according to a new memorandum of understanding.
Winners of the Cornell-based Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature have been announced. The award recognizes excellent writing in African languages and encourages translation.
Robin Bellinder, 'tireless fighter' for New York vegetable growers, professor of plant science and a national and international leader in weed management, died Nov. 13 in Ithaca, New York, at age 70.
A discovery by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators may settle a longstanding debate about how cancers spread, the investigators say, and may change the way many forms of the disease are treated.
