For its work supporting international scholars whose work puts them at risk in their home countries, Cornell has been awarded the Institute of International Education’s Centennial Medal. It was presented to Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff on Oct. 30.
A new project from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) aims to estimate the true cost of the PDS by accounting for hidden costs like the health and environmental impacts of the program.
While world public health agencies are focused on how to react to the next pandemic once it has started, a new plan proposes using ecological perspectives to prevent disease outbreaks before they happen.
The Cornell-sponsored Congressional Staff Peace Games brought high level House and Senate staff members together to game plan a nonviolent response to a simulated international crisis. Steve Israel, director of the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs, directed the event.
Fifteen new faculty are bringing innovative ideas in a wide range of topics to the College of Arts & Sciences’ nexus of discovery and impact, including climate change, astronomy, identity studies and the economy.
The free Merlin Bird ID app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology just hit a major milestone: The digital field guide and ID assistant can now help users identify birds in any country – a grand total of 10,315 species.
Applications are open for the Contribution Project, a program that grants $400 each to undergraduates with ideas for how to make a difference in the world.