Marina Markot, an international education expert who most recently served at the University of Virginia, has been appointed the new director of Cornell Abroad. She began Aug. 15.
Economist Christopher Barrett will lead the Charter Day panel, "Cornell and Global Poverty Reduction: Philanthropy, Policy and Scholarship," will be held Saturday, April 25.
Applications are now being accepted for DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Fellowships and the Cornell-Heidelberg Exchange Fellowship for 2010-11. (Oct. 1, 2009)
Researchers are studying how to harness potato plants’ natural response to environmental stress to develop a sustainable pest control strategy that increases crop yields and reduces insect damage.
The Department of Performing and Media Arts has expanded its international learning opportunities this fall with visitors teaching students about global theatrical traditions and techniques.
Eight students and a professor spent 10 days in Ghana over winter break, talking to women about their concerns for their communities. The findings will help shape future service trips to Ghana.
An an exhibit curated by a Cornell art history professor focuses on the threat of rising ocean waters to the nation of Tuvalu this summer at the Venice Biennale.