In a groundbreaking study illuminating the extensive scope of mass incarceration in the U.S., nearly 1 in 2 Americans have had a member of their immediate family spend time in jail or prison – a far higher figure than previously estimated.
Doctoral student Meredith Ramirez Talusan, M.A. ’11, who studies comparative literature, serendipitously taught a Filipino woman how to knit. A year later she started a social enterprise that now employs 25 knitters in the Philippines.
The Departments of Food Science and of Plant Pathology each host about one dozen undergraduates from around the country as summer scholars to garner career interest in their fields. (June 20, 2011)
Effective June 1, the East Hill Shuttle service will undergo a slight time adjustment to accommodate community members traveling between campus locations for business purposes. (May 28, 2010)
The new book 'Adam Frey: A Collection of Blogs and Stories' is based on Frey's blog as a student-athlete cancer patient. A wrestler, Frey, Class of 2011, died in December 2009. (Nov. 12, 2010)
Environmental photojournalist Gary Braasch and his images of climate change will be featured in a series of free public events and exhibitions on campus from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.
Actor-director James Franco, who starred in the 2001 biopic of film legend James Dean, will give the Senior Convocation address on May 28 at Schoellkopf Stadium.
The Museum of the Earth has a fossil preparation lab, with a window so visitor can watch the paleontologists - including several Cornell students. (Sept. 23, 2011)