Kim Beazley, the Australian ambassador to the United States, spoke on campus Sept. 10 about U.S. diplomatic efforts in Southeast Asia. He says they are succeeding.
“Food Security in a Vulnerable World” will be a daylong symposium Sept. 12 that will include World Food Prize laureates, World Food Prize Youth Institute alumni, journalists and researchers.
Professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen, the 2001 World Food Prize laureate, has been named 'the most important Dane in the world' in combating poverty by Denmark's leading development magazine. (Oct. 27, 2009)
According to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine, pre-existing lung inflammation may increase the risk that cancers beginning elsewhere will spread to that organ, suggesting new therapies.
Developmental Review: Perceptions in Behavior and Cognition, a journal of developmental psychology, has been named one of the three most influential journals in its field. (July 21, 2010)
In a Dec. 16 ceremony in Barton Hall, President Martha E. Pollack encouraged December graduates to have a positive impact on the world, suggesting they "Start with compassion. Start with understanding. Start with kindness and with love.”
Young people leave upstate New York at typical rates, but the rate of young people moving here is extraordinarily low. A panel discussion Dec. 2 looked at ways to change that scenario.
A recent symposium and exhibition explored the ancient practice of spolia – using scavenged materials in new construction – and its relevance to efforts in sustainable and resilient human habitation.