A five-year, $9 million grant from the National Science Foundation will create the Cornell Neurotechnology NeuroNex Hub to develop new tools for neuroscience.
NPR host, journalist, and race-relations expert Michele Norris, author of the best-selling "The Grace of Silence," will give the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture Feb. 4.
Without discussions, Latinos are less likely than whites to sign a DNR, a form of advance-care planning that helps ensure better quality of life for patients who are dying.
The James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony has been awarded to Ordinary People for its work in challenging bias, including racism, sexism, homophobia and anti-Semitism. (April 23, 2007)
For superb support, inclusion policies, counseling and campus safety, Cornell University has been awarded a top-25 spot in the Campus Pride Index – an online tool analyzing LGBTQ-friendly campuses.
Social and cultural anthropologist Sam Beck has co-edited a new book about the theory and practice of public anthropology, in which anthropologists engage with communities to bring about positive change.
More than 130 Alternative Breaks participants will heighten social awareness, enhance personal growth and advocate lifelong social action while working for 16 East Coast nonprofit agencies.
A weekend of events was held for 62 Puerto Rican students who will receive free tuition and room and board for a semester at Cornell in the wake of Hurricane Maria.