Jumana Badar, a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the graduate field of biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, has been selected for the 2023 Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award.
The Brooks School Tech Policy Institute (BTPI) has announced a $1M project to study financial freedom in countries with authoritarian governments. Led by BTPI Director Sarah Kreps, the research will employ quantitative and qualitative approaches to understanding the use of Bitcoin and stablecoins by individuals around the world.
The Reynolds Foundation, established by Tim MBA '94 and Caroline Reynolds, and led by Dr. Álvaro Salas Castro MPA '14 as President and CEO, has committed $1.25M to fund a range of initiatives at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.
Cornell has joined a new Action Collaborative on Transforming Trajectories for Women of Color in Tech, launched by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine along with 34 other institutions representing higher education, national laboratories and government.
Hundreds of high school students from the across the country have been challenged to design a sustainable house for college credit as part of the Cornell course Climate Change and You, the Engineer.