Human Resources has recently added a policy to allow regular staff members and student employees to request time away from work to express breast milk following the birth of a child. (Jan. 22, 2008)
A new study has identified a set of genetic variants in maize that accounts for levels of vitamin A precursors among varieties. The discovery could lead to at least tripling provitamin A levels in maize in Africa, where millions go blind due to vitamin A deficiency. (Jan. 17, 2008)
Speaking at Cornell April 19, Colby Bruno, managing attorney at the Victim Rights Law Center, stressed the importance of policies to encourage victims of sexual assault at colleges to come forward. (April 25, 2011)
Cornell Provost Biddy Martin has announced the reappointment of W. Kent Fuchs as the Joseph Silbert Dean of the College of Engineering for a second five-year term.
Professor David Lipsky '61, giving his hypothetical 'last lecture,' explained April 12 why he has had a fascination with collective bargaining his entire life. (April 14, 2011)
Cornell Law School received more than 6,000 applications this year - a jump of 52.5 percent from last year and an all-time record for the school. (Feb. 4, 2010)
Nearly 200 researchers from universities, private laboratories and government agencies will converge on Cornell June 8-11 for the first conference on computational sustainability. (June 5, 2009)
An undocumented Chinese immigrant who expects permanent U.S. residency within weeks shared her story with an audience of about 80 at Sage Chapel, March 29 at the last of the 2012 Soup and Hope series. (April 5, 2012)