Susan Henry, former dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and a molecular geneticist whose breakthroughs in understanding cell metabolism contributed to advances in human pharmaceuticals, died March 7 at age 79.
Cornell math professor Steven Strogatz appears in a new film, “Hunting Yellow Pigs,” that celebrates the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSiM) and its unconventional approach to math education. The Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences will host a screening with filmmaker Ming-I Huang on March 24 at 4 p.m. in Schwarz Auditorium, room 201 in Rockefeller Hall.
Patricia Campos-Medina, a policy expert on workplace and labor issues at Cornell University, says the meatpacking industry is marked by high levels of productivity, yet workers have not seen their wages increase or health care benefits improve.
A new task force report seeks to reduce the prevalence of sexual assault among undergraduates by targeting the social conditions that enable assault, while also increasing education and communication to promote a safe and healthy campus.
The science fiction novel “Project Hail Mary” hits theaters on March 20. It tells the story of an unlikely astronaut who encounters an alien while trying to save Earth, putting a spotlight on exoplanets and extraterrestrial life.
A Cornell statistics expert has come up with a method he believes can boost statistical power and significantly reduce bias – vital for research involving outcomes that differ by socioeconomics, race, sex and other variables.
Cornell-led research argues that food safety regulations should set evidence-based targets for food that is sufficiently safe rather than aiming for zero risk, which is neither achievable nor desirable.
The Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will welcome community members of all ages to its annual CVM Open House on Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
A new class, Disagreement, co-developed by Arts and Sciences Dean Peter John Loewen, helps students learn how to confront and move through disagreements at work, at home, in their communities and in society.
