An analysis by Cornell sociologist Steven Alvarado found that a major STEM enrichment program increases black students' high school STEM engagement but had little impact on black and Latino students’ aspiration to major in a STEM field in college.
For the first time, Cornell students can spend a semester abroad in Cuba, conducting research in the life sciences and taking courses at the University of Havana beginning this August.
The Cornell Council for the Arts recently honored Maria Adelmann and Catherine Galasso for their academic and artistic achievements in creative writing, film and dance.
A $1 million award from the Keck Foundation has helped support new research into topological superconducting by a group led by Eun-Ah Kim, associate professor of physics.
Robert L. Harris, professor of African-American history at Cornell since 1975, will be the next director of the Africana Studies and Research Center starting July 1.
Events this week include new films and modern classics at Cornell Cinema, a Glee Club concert, a talk by two digital artists at the Johnson Museum, and celebrated jazz artists in Barnes Hall. (Jan. 19, 2012)
The sixth Cornell Asia-Pacific Leadership Conference, held April 19-21 in Shanghai, drew record-high attendance of nearly 100 Cornell alumni, parents, friends and faculty members.
The Fellows of the Society for the Humanities will hold a public workshop on 'Critical Mobilities: Thought, Culture and Performance' April 29-30, with results from their yearlong research seminar. (April 26, 2010)