The Atkinson Center is awarding more than $1.3 million in seed grants to support roughly a dozen interdisciplinary research collaborations at Cornell that address key sustainability challenges.
The Africana Studies and Research Center is launching new initiatives including speakers, mentoring efforts, special events and even classroom renovations, to help students impact the world.
At an Oct. 19 meeting of the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council, which he co-chairs, President David Skorton expressed optimism for the economic future of New York state. (Oct. 20, 2011)
Assistant professor of government Peter Enns has co-edited a book of articles that examine political representation and will discuss the book's themes in a talk Feb. 23. (Feb. 21, 2011)
Cornell sponsored Turkish academics Azat Gündoğan, a sociologist, and his wife, historian Nilay Ozok-Gündoğan, when they were threatened by their government.
The Ethics and Public Life program hosts a series of visitors who will lecture about the 2012 elections and meet with students throughout the fall semester. (Sept. 4, 2012)
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack met with Cornell faculty members July 29 to learn about solutions in the realm of dairy, nutrition and climate change.
Jazz Spaces Ithaca, a series of performances that will bring prominent jazz players to Ithaca, will take place throughout the 2012-13 academic year. (Aug. 31, 2012)
Cornell researchers have discovered a worm infecting U.S. cats for the first time. Their discovery is published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery.