Cornell faculty and students discussed the transformative potential of educational and research experiences abroad and global-oriented learning goals during a daylong symposium on campus.
Cornell ranks No. 5 in producing Peace Corps volunteers among medium-sized colleges and universities nationwide, according to the 2014 Peace Corps’ annual ranking of schools.
Veterinarian Alfonso Torres is co-leading the charge to increase the number of veterinarians around the world who are familiar with animal diseases that could threaten the health of livestock and poultry globally.
Political scientist Jamila Michener expands the "broken windows theory" - used by social scientists to explain bad behavior in bad neighborhoods: criminals feel comfortable there - to show how some people's discomfort with bad neighborhoods inspires good behavior.
Zhana Vrangalova, Ph.D. ’13, found that when college students engage in casual sex - "hooking up" - their motivation determines whether or not the experience is positive.
