A combined $50 million commitment from Robert F. Smith '85, founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, and the foundation of which he is a founding director will support chemical and biomolecular engineering and African-American and female students in Engineering in Ithaca and at Cornell Tech.
For years, scientists had believed that Mars' carbon dioxide-filled atmosphere helped melt the planet's bountiful ice into flowing rivers, streams and ponds billions of years ago. Now there is doubt.
"Pan-African Connections," a symposium in honor of Africana professor Locksley Edmondson, to be held April 13-14 at the Africana Studies and Research Center, is free and the public is welcome.
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.
The Spitzer Space Telescope – with its Cornell-developed infrared spectrograph instrument – has been peering through murky cosmic dust to study the distant heavens. The mission ends Jan. 30.
A new Cornell study suggests the kinds of ready-to-eat foods left out on the countertop and other visible parts of the kitchen could also hint at the weight of the people there, especially for women.
An International Labor Organization standard that helps protect the world’s domestic workers has sparked change in some areas of the world, Adelle Blackett said in the ILR School’s annual Cook-Gray Lecture on Oct. 15.
Alumni can best support Cornell by promoting the new College of Business’ excellence in hospitality, agriculture, sustainability and technology, said Provost Michael Kotlikoff, in an online alumni forum.