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Public Health Fellows reach students in need

Kahn-Millman Public Health Fellows are 'near-peers' who offer counseling and education to Cornell students. The fellows' youth allows them to achieve good rapport with students.

Assemblies Update, Week of May 6

An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.

NYC Council says 'yes' to Cornell Tech

On May 8, with final approval from the New York City Council, Cornell NYC Tech completed the land use review process for its new campus.

Alumni experts on game-changing tech innovations

Alumni experts and several faculty members addressed 470 Cornellians and friends April 30 at the "A New Wave of Innovation" event, in Mountain View, Calif.

Trip provides insights in Israeli agribusiness

Fifteen students recently spent a week in Israel to glean insights into agribusiness in the Middle Eastern country.

Hearing the unheard in Beethoven

Assistant professor of music Roger Moseley argues that Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in E flat, Opus 31, No. 3, is an auditory depiction of the composer's deafness.

Four on faculty receive Carpenter advising awards

Cornell faculty members Sam Beck, Nelson Hairston, Alicia Orta-Ramirez and Thomas Ruttledge have been chosen for the 2013 Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Awards.

Gender gap in STEM majors linked to high school job plans

The fact that women are much less likely than men to choose science, technology, education and math majors in college, can be traced to gender differences in occupational plans in high school, reports a new Cornell study.

Alan Alda to offer science communication tips

Actor, director and writer Alan Alda will visit campus May 21-24 to lead a workshop for scientists on communicating science, with a public lecture May 22.

N.Y.'s climate change clearinghouse to offer info to all

To study the effects of global warming, scientists will begin collaborating this summer on the New York Climate-Change Science Clearinghouse, a comprehensive, web-based reference, map and database.

Plan for London eatery wins business contest

Winning ideas in the Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition included a Mediterranean fast food chain based in London and a food truck that makes crepes. Winners were chosen April 6.

Leading economist to head India health initiative

Prabhu Pingali, former World Bank economist and deputy director of agricultural development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be spearheading a Cornell effort to help reduce poverty and malnutrition in India.