Martha E. Pollack plumbed the depths of Cornell history and spoke to current times in her inaugural address Aug. 25, following her installation as the university’s 14th president.
The ILR School's Labor and Employment Law Program will begin work on a $4.9 million contract to establish the Records Assistance Program to help job applicants with criminal records get jobs.
With an $8 million investment to establish the Peter and Stephanie Nolan Veterans Professional Scholarship Fund, Cornell Trustee Emeritus Peter Nolan ’80, MBA ’82, and his wife, Stephanie Nolan ’84 are ensuring support for generations of U.S. military veterans enrolled as Johnson MBA students.
Cornell has granted temporary space for an Asian and Asian American center. The administration also has named Patricia Nguyen associate dean and center director, starting April 20. (March 5, 2009)
A new mentoring program, Graduate Students Mentoring Undergraduates, to foster connections between graduate and undergraduate students from underrepresented populations, was launched March 14. (March 28, 2012)
Agricultural economist Prabhu Pingali says India should fight its population's malnutrition by subsidizing more nutritious foods, like legumes, millets, fruits and vegetables, rather than only staple grains like rice and wheat.
Cornell's Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Team was recognized for its impact on poor communities by earning the L.A. Potts Success Story award on Dec. 5.
Undergraduate and graduate students and faculty presented 42 projects that highlight the breadth and depth of community engagement at the fourth annual Community Engagement Showcase April 11.
A new program for Cornell faculty and staff, “Building a Culture of Respect: Responding to Sexual Violence, Harassment and Discrimination,” is now online.