An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.
Dorothy Cotton worked side by side with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to empower African-Americans to exercise their civil rights. She died June 10 at her residence in Kendal at Ithaca.
Cornell is among more than 80 schools to join the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success, a new initiative to improve the college application and admissions process for all students.
Ongoing monitoring for genetic changes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia during targeted treatment may allow clinicians to adjust patients’ treatments as the cancer evolves.
Roger Moseley's new book, "Keys to Play: Music as a Ludic Medium from Apollo to Nintendo," considers the playing of keyboards as a primary mode of musical behavior.
In response to a number of reports of sexual assault and bias on campus in recent months, students and administrators have been working together on new initiatives aimed at educating the campus and assisting victims. (Nov. 8, 2012)
More than 200 farmers, representatives from Cornell's Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat project and the Nepal government gathered for the inauguration of the Seed Systems for Nepal initiative Jan. 23.
Events this week include Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain in the Cornell Concert Series at Bailey Hall; a conversation with hip-hop artist, activist and scholar Akua Naru; and "Green Book" and "The Ancient Law" at Cornell Cinema.