Rebecca Stoltzfus has been appointed vice provost for undergraduate education as of July 1, and Julia Thom-Levy has been named provost's fellow for pedagogical innovation as of Aug. 1, Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced.
Forget the Florida foolishness. So long, sand and sun. Cornell students traveled the concrete world of Manhattan’s Upper West Side to spend their own spring break at the Goddard Riverside Community Center.
Cornell researchers and students are collaborating with community members to shed light on the role St. James A.M.E. Zion Church played in the abolitionist movement of the 1800s.
Jared Cohon, board chair for the Center for Sustainable Shale Development and president emeritus of Carnegie Mellon University, will share insight into incorporating diverse, impassioned opinions to frame effective policy in his talk, “Working Together on Shale Gas Policy and Practice,” April 15.
The American Red Cross is holding eight blood drives during April, beginning April 6, in the third annual blood drive competition between Cornell University and Dartmouth College.
Faculty will share ideas on climate change April 21-23 at the Smithsonian's Earth Optimism Summit, while students ascend Capitol Hill on April 21, and then walk in the national Science March on April 22.
Agribusiness expert Todd Schmit of the Dyson School has created a toolkit to evaluate the economic benefits of investing in local and regional food systems.
More than 300 people came to Collegetown for the third annual BEAR (Being Engaged and Responsible) Walk, which brought together local residents, students, elected officials and Cornell staff for a communitywide fair.