Events on campus this week include Darwin Days panels and lectures, Oscar-nominated short films, poetry from Ishion Hutchinson and a faculty forum on the future of research libraries.
Cornell University ranked No. 18 out of 800 institutions worldwide, up from up from No. 19 last year, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings published Sept. 30.
Co-authors Rocco Scanza and Jay Grenig outline labor arbitration in a new book published by the American Arbitration Association and the ILR School's Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution. (Sept. 13, 2010)
C. Riley Snorton, assistant professor of Africana studies and of feminist, gender and sexuality studies in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences, documents little-known gender journeys of African-Americans.
People with disabilities in the study were nearly 44 percent more likely to be arrested by age 28, while those without had a lower probability of arrest, at 30 percent. This “disability penalty” was strongest for African-American men.
The U.S.-India Educational Foundation has awarded $250,000 to allow Cornell's International Programs to partner with agricultural universities in India.
U.S. Rep. Eric Massa (D-Corning) toured Cornell's new Biofuels Research Laboratory April 16, calling it a 'national asset' that could help transform the economy and preserve America's national security. (April 20, 2009)
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences presented their annual Research and Extension Awards and new Core Value Staff Awards Nov. 8. (Nov. 10, 2010)
Cornell squash champion Aditya Jagtap ’15 is helping young players in India understand college recruiting – and giving the Big Red an invaluable resource 7,755 miles away.
Charles Walcott, former dean of the university faculty and professor emeritus of neurobiology and behavior, has been named university ombudsman, President David Skorton announced June 13. (June 13, 2011)