A course developed by Angela Gonzales, associate professor of development sociology, connects her 15 students with nonprofit organizations on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, to work collaboratively on projects that address community needs.
College Scholars Kasey Han '18, Severine Hex '18 and Conor Hodges '18 will undertake varied research projects that cross disciplines and fields of study, including inequality studies and circus arts.
The $125,000 grant will fund the 21st Century Graduate Teaching and Research Scholars Program, through which graduate students will learn about and use high-impact teaching practices. (May 31, 2012)
President David Skorton, Dean Peter Lepage and donors Seth '79 and Beth Klarman celebrated the groundbreaking May 23 for Klarman Hall, the first new building for the humanities on central campus in 108 years.
Professors John Hopcroft and Michael Shuler of the College of Engineering will receive honorary doctorates in May for their contributions to research and education. (May 7, 2008)
Cornell received three grants, one for $3.5 million, to collect data on the biology of the Great Lakes, information that continues long-term datasets and provides current measures for researchers, fishery managers and policy makers.
Political luminary Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J., highlights Cornell University's 145th Graduation Weekend May 24-26. Booker speaks May 25 at the Senior Convocation, while Commencement is held May 26.
DesignTeach is a youth outreach program that introduces teenagers to the concepts and skills of landscape architecture. A first-year student discusses its influence on her.