Law, Government & Public Policy

Three prominent Republicans to visit in April

Three prominent Republicans will speak on campus during April. They are S.E. Cupp '00, former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), and former Republican presidential nominee Herman Cain.

President Martinelli of Panama to lecture on campus

President of Panama Ricardo Martinelli will deliver a public lecture April 11, sign a memorandum of understanding and meet with students and faculty.

Expert testifies to U.S. Senate on commercial fishing

Aiming to correct imbalances, extension expert Emerson Hasbrouck testified before the U.S. Senate on federal rules that put New York's commercial fishermen at a disadvantage.

Wealth imbalances, lack of structure drive economic crisis

Alumni and faculty panelists speaking in Washington, D.C., March 19 identified the heart of the world financial crisis: severe imbalances of wealth.

Top USDA official calls for more agriculture education

Sonny Ramaswamy, director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, spoke about food and research on campus March 7.

Skorton: Reform immigration to keep best minds in U.S.

President David Skorton has issued a call for immigration with other college presidents. Cornell and other campuses will hold events April 29 related to the effort to reform immigration laws.

Economists call on Washington to enact carbon tax

Professors Antonio Bento and Robert Frank urged the government to enact a carbon tax while they were in Washington, D.C., March 1.

Library receives Abraham Lincoln letter

A letter in the hand of Abraham Lincoln, dated Aug. 20, 1863, has been donated to the Cornell University Library.

Meyler describes 'love triangle' of law, literature, history

Literature and the humanities can deepen understanding of the law, said Bernadette Meyler, professor of law and of English Feb. 20.