Humanists offer critical perspective on climate change

Climate change and other 21st-century environmental dangers put us all at risk, and technology alone does not hold the answers. Humanists at Cornell offer a critical perspective on solutions.

Students gain insight on 'eye-opening' tour of Japan

Twenty-one students from across campus traveled to Japan on a a winter break study tour funded by the Japanese government as a cultural exchange exposing American students to the country.

Study: Many postdoc researchers eye nonacademic careers

A new study from a Cornell University-Georgia Tech team shows the research faculty path isn’t the only reason students pursue a postdoc.

Cornell Fulbright students to span the globe in 2016-17

Fifteen Cornell students received Fulbright U.S. Student Awards to conduct research or teach abroad in 2016-17, according to the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.

Boots on the farm: helping veterans access agribusiness

Cornell programs are helping veterans transition from soldier to farmer by providing knowledge and resources to facilitate entry into agribusiness.

Atkinson Center faculty-in-residence fellows announced

Ten Cornell faculty in the social sciences, humanities and arts will be next year’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future faculty-in-residence fellows working on sustainability projects.

New toolkit clarifies agricultural economic assessment

Agribusiness expert Todd Schmit of the Dyson School has created a toolkit to evaluate the economic benefits of investing in local and regional food systems.

Cornell's Sutton Road solar farm opens in Geneva

Cornell's new Sutton Road solar farm, a facility that will offset 40 percent of the electricity at the university's agricultural experiment station in Geneva, New York, has become operational.

Poor cell phone coverage creates a 'mobile divide'

Having mapped cell-phone signal strength, Cornell researchers find that low-income regions receive less network coverage compared to their affluent counterparts.