With support from Cornell's Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, faculty members are researching harmful molds in food that damage the health of African mothers and babies.
Jan Low, M.S. '85, Ph. D. '94, an agricultural economist whose work on agriculture and nutrition has improved the health of millions in sub-Saharan Africa, is a 2016 World Food Prize co-laureate.
Because urban sanitation scores don't tell the whole story in India, Cornell water-resources experts recommend allowing cities to custom-design measures that will save lives and lift their residents to improved health.
David R. Lee, professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, has been named the first Provost’s Fellow for Internationalization.
The Atlantic Philanthropies has granted $10 million for the Center for the Study of Inequality, based in Arts and Sciences; $3.25 million for the Law School’s International Center on Capital Punishment; and $3 million toward a welcome center.
Cornell faculty offered their forecasts on international relations in Current Events Roundtable: America and the World, a Reunion Weekend event held June 5.