Workers' basic rights are routinely violated in the United States, asserts a comprehensive study by a Cornell expert on labor law. U.S. labor law is feebly enforced, riddled with loopholes, and fails to meet the basic human rights standards that the United States demands of other countries, says Lance Compa.
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a grant of more than $366,000 to the Johnson Museum to support the upcoming exhibitions and related programming, including a scholarly symposium. (March 13, 2008)
Filmmaker Justin Lerner '02 presents his debut feature 'Girlfriend' at Cornell Cinema, Sept. 16 at 7:15 p.m. The romantic drama stars Evan Sneider, who has Down syndrome. (Sept. 16, 2011)
After fostering almost a decade of innovative educational, research and business initiatives at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management, Robert J. Swieringa, the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean, will step down at the end of…
John Eckenrode, professor and chair of human development and co-director of the Family Life Development Center at Cornell, served as Cornell's representative last month at Vice President Al Gore's forum.
Cornell University is greatly saddened by the loss of devoted alumnus Philip Merrill '55 and sends heartfelt sympathies to Eleanor Merrill, Douglas Merrill '89, MBA '91, Catherine Merrill '91 and Nancy Merrill '96. Phil's long…
How can a veterinary college get more qualified minority students interested in veterinary science and biomedical research? How about offering high school students a summer to work on laboratory research with a faculty mentor, as well as an opportunity to sample the wide array of activities in Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine?
Cornell historian Maria Cristina Garcia discussed the problems that officials and asylum seekers face under the current laws, in a discussion with students in the Hans Bethe House Sept. 7. (Sept. 13, 2011)
Bernard Gittelman, who helped design the first colliding beam device in the 1950s, died Nov. 25. The cause of death was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS and Lou Gehrig's Disease).
During the Blizzard of '96, news reports of roof failures throughout the Northeast corridor -- from Boston to Washington -- prompted Northeast Regional Climate Center, Cornell and Kent State University researchers to prepare an "Evaluation of East Coast Snow Loads Following the January 1996 Storms."