Agribusiness expert Todd Schmit of the Dyson School has created a toolkit to evaluate the economic benefits of investing in local and regional food systems.
President Martha Pollack issued updates May 2 on the Presidential Task Force on Campus Climate; the Consensual Relationships Policy Committee; and the President’s Visioning Committee on Cornell in New York City.
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has awarded spring grants supporting research and conferences involving more than 30 faculty and researchers across campus, including collaborations within new and expanded superdepartments.
Janet Corson-Rikert, associate vice president for health services, has been recognized nationally for her "exceptional service and commitment to the field of college health."
More than 300 people came to Collegetown for the third annual BEAR (Being Engaged and Responsible) Walk, which brought together local residents, students, elected officials and Cornell staff for a communitywide fair.
As Cornell's 2016-17 Menschel Distinguished Teaching Fellow, Jed Sparks, who directs the Cornell Isotope Laboratory, will develop a handbook for field teaching this year.
Cornell's MPA program, offered though the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, has launched a new fellowship program that will provide graduate school scholarships to returned Peace Corps volunteers.
Kenneth R. Feinberg, who administered compensation payments to victims of 9/11 and other tragedies, delivered the 2016 Milton Konvitz Memorial Lecture on campus April 25.
Rob Scott, executive director of the Cornell Prison Education Program, was honored April 27 by the White House for giving prison inmates a fair chance at earning a college degree.