A peaceful political resolution to the civil war in Nepal should boost enrollment in the Cornell-Nepal Study Program, Cornell Abroad's only campus-administered program. (May 13, 2008)
A Cornell mini-conference on climate change was designed to build bridges across disciplines and departments, so faculty and staff could learn what others are doing and collaborate.
Cornell students interview community members about inclusion and exclusion, racism and discrimination in Ithaca schools as part of 'Community Voices: Stories of Family, Culture and Education.' (May 6, 2008)
Knowing why the groundhog comes out of hibernation in early February may have more import than predicting winter's end, Cornell researchers have found.
Women have unique financial circumstances. They earn less, on average, than men. They may have employment gaps due to family caregiving, which can affect their future retirement benefits. They also live longer, on average, than men, so their money has to last longer. Of the elderly poor in the United States, more than 70 percent are women. Issues such as these, and strategies to empower and equip women to become more financially savvy, are the focus of the Cornell University conference "Money Talk: A Conference on Women's Financial Health and Well-Being" to be held at the Holiday Inn, Hancock International Airport in Syracuse, June 8.
Alice Hanson Cook, a professor emeritus at the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations and one of the first scholars to study the plight of working women, died Feb. 7 at her home in Ithaca, N.Y.
Faculty members gave undergraduates some concrete advice on the many practical uses for an English degree at a recent panel discussion organized by the student-run English Club. (April 24, 2008)
The music of George Gershwin and the words of George Bernard Shaw are just some of the pleasures awaiting the more than 5,500 alumni and guests expected to visit Cornell on Reunion Weekend, June 5-8.
Thousands gathered in Barton Hall Monday to mark Cornell University's 150th birthday and its impact on higher education, New York state and around the world.
Walter LaFeber's latest book was intended for use in the lecture hall. But 'Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism' (Norton, $22.95) has proven to be compelling grist for a much wider audience.