Many factory workers denied basic human rights, says ILR event speaker
Global capitalism can rob many of a basic human right: the ability to work in a safe environment for fair wages, Solidarity Center executive director Shawna Bader-Blau said in the ILR Union Days...
View ArticleHumphrey alums help Nigerians harness solar power
A team from Cornell has partnered with Alfred State College and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure in Nigeria to help bring solar power to that African nation.
View ArticleGraduate and professional students lobby on Capitol Hill
Eleven Graduate School students, joined by one law student and 10 students from Weill Cornell Medicine, traveled to Capitol Hill for Cornell Advocacy Day on March 27.
View ArticleILR scholar discusses automation’s impact on workers
The proliferation of driverless vehicles could result in job losses of 1.3-2.3 billion by 2051, ILR School visiting senior scholar Erica Groshen said at an April 3 event in Washington, D.C., hosted by...
View ArticleEarth Day 2019: Cornell students teach kids to reduce plastic
Cornell students spent Earth Day outdoors at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., teaching patrons how to mold plastic in a different way – by reduction.
View ArticleLunine to Congress: Americans will 'walk the red soil of Mars'
Cornell astronomer Jonathan Lunine suggested to Congress on May 8 reasonable, practical steps – including baby steps back to the moon – to help Americans one day put boots on the oxidized dust of Mars.
View ArticleRemembering I.M. Pei
Renowned architect I.M. Pei, who died May 16 at age 102, is remembered for his design of Cornell's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.
View ArticleWeiss to Congress: Face China by strengthening democracy
Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, offered insights into China’s digital authoritarianism in testimony May 16 before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Permanent Select Committee on...
View ArticleCornell team, EPA to partner on emissions big data project
Max Zhang and students will work with EPA experts over the next year on a machine learning model to predict fossil fuel emissions.
View ArticleGrant writing course for female faculty tackles funding gap
To address a funding imbalance, the Cornell Women’s Grant Fellows Workshop aims to familiarize female assistant professors with the landscape of federal funders, program officers and grant...
View ArticleWolfe offers ag fixes to ‘complex, severe’ climate change
David Wolfe, professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science, told a congressional committee in a hearing on agricultural resiliency that climate change impacts have been more complex and severe...
View ArticlePanel considers role of the press in a time of lies
Panelists discussed journalism and how news is consumed in “International Politics and the Fourth Estate: The Role of the Media in Social and Political Movements Worldwide,” a Cornell Reunion event.
View ArticleDo more for birds, not less, Rodewald tells Congress
Amanda Rodewald, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s senior director of conservation science, testified to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources on the importance of the Migratory...
View ArticleCornell Law School professor wins Supreme Court death penalty appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 21 overturned the 2010 conviction of Mississippi death row inmate Curtis Flowers, who was represented by Cornell Law School professor Sheri Lynn Johnson.
View ArticleMath can protect society’s networks, Kleinberg says in D.C.
Mathematical and computational models can make power grids, financial institutions and other networks less vulnerable to collapse, Jon Kleinberg, the Tisch University Professor of Computer Science,...
View ArticleExpert testifies on deadly deer disease to House committee
Dr. Krysten Schuler, senior research associate in the College of Veterinary Medicine, gave testimony on chronic wasting disease June 25 before the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources.
View ArticleCornell announces $54M from NSF for new CHESS subfacility
The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, has been awarded $54 million from the National Science Foundation for a new subfacility, the Center for High-Energy X-ray Sciences at CHESS.
View ArticleNIH awards $17.4 million to Cornell for CHESS subfacility
The NIH has awarded Cornell $17.4 million for Macromolecular X-ray science at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, a subfacility of CHESS specializing in biomedical research.
View ArticleCornell expert urges Congress to reform infrastructure policies
Testifying Sept. 25 before the U.S. House Budget Committee, Rick Geddes proposed numerous policy reforms to improve the delivery of major infrastructure projects.
View ArticlePollack, higher-ed leaders express immigration concerns
Cornell President Martha E. Pollack is a signatory on a letter to members of the New York congressional delegation urging them to address concerns with immigration policies that target international...
View Article$1.5M gift to advance Cornell’s study of infrastructure policy
The Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy will intensify its work on critical transportation and other infrastructure challenges with support from the Charles Koch Foundation.
View ArticleHow Cornell Law earned a Supreme Court victory
Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi death row inmate, had been tried six times for four murders he says he did not commit. In June 2019, a Cornell Law School team convinced the U.S. Supreme Court that he had...
View ArticleCelebration of first female Cabinet member to screen Jan. 23
Frances Perkins, the pioneering New Deal-era U.S. labor secretary who joined the ILR School faculty in the 1950s, will be featured in a PBS film premiering at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 23 in 105 Ives Hall.
View ArticleExpert: Nation must improve patent diversity
Andrea Ippolito ’06, M.Eng. ’07, offered the U.S. House Committee on Small Business policy recommendations during a Jan. 15 hearing on how to enhance patent diversity.
View ArticleStudy explores micromobility, improper parking in 5 cities
New research co-authored by Nicholas Klein in the Department of City and Regional Plannning studies improper scooter, e-bike and motor vehicle parking in five U.S. cities.
View ArticleSmithsonian gallery hosting work by Cornell’s Rickard
Jolene Rickard, associate professor in the Department of Art and the Department of History of Art and Visual Studies, has artwork currently on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick...
View ArticleCornell suspends classes; virtual instruction begins April 6
Cornell President Martha E. Pollack announced that all classes on the Ithaca campus will be suspended for three weeks effective March 13 at 5 p.m. Virtual instruction will begin April 6. Students are...
View ArticleProblem Solvers Caucus strives to lead pandemic response
Congressmen Tom Reed and Josh Gottheimer discussed the need for a bipartisan policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic during an April 23 "teletown hall" hosted by the Institute of Politics and Global...
View ArticleAlumna receives Pulitzer’s newest prize, for audio reporting
Molly O’Toole ’09, an immigration and security reporter with the Los Angeles Times, is one of the recipients of the inaugural Pulitzer Prize for audio journalism for her work on episode of “This...
View ArticleUndergrad summer course to examine COVID-19 impacts
This summer, Cornell in Washington is offering undergraduates a chance to study COVID-19’s effects on the economy, politics, and social policy through the eyes of politicians and policymakers.
View ArticleArt professor Kay WalkingStick elected to AAAS
Emeritus professor of art Kay WalkingStick has been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
View ArticleStudents seize sun’s blaze to wring out its power in contest
A team of Cornell students found an artful way to snare the sun’s energy and optimize it for the U.S. Department of Energy’s inaugural Solar District Cup collegiate design competition.
View Article(Virtual) Things to Do, June 12-26, 2020
Virtual events at Cornell include a Russian conversation series; trainings on racism and allyship; a Congressional Black Caucus panel; a COVID-19 bereavement support group and live Alliance for Science...
View ArticlePanel: Protests ‘a defining moment’ in quest for racial justice
Four members of the Congressional Black Caucus shared reflections on race and justice in America and potential legislative solutions during a virtual discussion June 15 hosted by Cornell's Institute of...
View ArticleGrant supports Cornell University Press open-access effort
A new grant awarded to Cornell University Press by the National Endowment for the Humanities will support open-access scholarly publication and help offset the impact of COVID-19 on nonprofit...
View ArticleWarrior-Scholar Project: a bridge from military to college
The Warrior-Scholar Project offered seminars taught by Cornell faculty and writing instruction July 19-24 in an immersive summer college prep experience for 10 currently enlisted and former service...
View ArticleMcNair Scholars lobby DC virtually for more higher ed funding
Cornell’s McNair Scholars shared their stories of academic excellence July 21-24, as they paid virtual visits to the offices of U.S. senators and representatives to advocate for more higher-education...
View ArticleMettler explores threats to US democracy in new book
In “Four Threats,” a new book co-authored by government professor Suzanne Mettler, the authors not only assert that history repeats itself – they also identify the underlying causes of democracy...
View ArticleILR dean talks with AFL-CIO official in ‘Work’ podcast
In advance of Labor Day, Cornell ILR School dean Alex Colvin, Ph.D. ’99, sat down with Liz Shuler, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, for a special episode of the podcast, “Work: Exploring the Future...
View ArticlePeñalver: Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue – Remembering Justice Ruth Bader...
Eduardo M. Peñalver ’94, the Allan R. Tessler Dean of Cornell Law School, reflects on the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54, who died Friday at age 87.
View ArticleFauci: Controlling coronavirus is ‘within our grasp’
As part of StayHomecoming, Dr. Anthony Fauci, M.D. ’66, spoke with NBC News journalist Kate Snow ’91 in a virtual discussion that ranged from the search for a COVID-19 vaccine to Fauci’s experience...
View ArticleWebinar highlights advocacy for international students
More than 700 people attended “Ballots and Borders: Election 2020; What’s at Stake for International Students and Scholars,” a webinar on Oct. 19 featuring Cornell Law School immigration expert Stephen...
View ArticleThomas Golden, Yang-Tan Institute executive director, dies
Thomas Golden, executive director of the Yang-Tan Institute at the ILR School and a pioneer in promoting economic independence for people with disabilities, died Nov. 1 at his home in Waverly, New...
View ArticleCapitol Hill closed, but Cornell’s engagement efforts continue
Supporting engagement efforts in D.C. by faculty, staff and students is central to Cornell’s Office of Federal Relations mission, even more so as the coronavirus pandemic has limited opportunities for...
View ArticleLawmakers: Find common ground to help heal democracy
A conversation with the co-chairs of the Problem Solvers Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives kicked off the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs’ Campaign for the Future of Democracy on...
View ArticleHarris ’83 will serve as Biden’s top labor adviser
Seth Harris ’83, a visiting professor at the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, will join the National Economic Council as deputy assistant to the president for labor and economy.
View ArticlePresident Clinton: US in ‘dogfight’ for democracy
The 42nd president said keeping a democracy going is hard work, but expressed optimism for the nation's future during a March 18 webinar hosted by the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs.
View ArticleNobel laureate Sen to lecture on protecting democracy
Amartya Sen, professor of economics and philosophy at Harvard University and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, will give the annual Bartels World Affairs Lecture on May 5.
View ArticleJohn Cawley to direct Cornell in Washington program
Professor John Cawley has been named the next director of the long-standing Cornell in Washington program, which will also move organizationally into the new Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public...
View ArticleMoney talks: Wealthy ‘hijack’ agenda to gain policy influence
Analyzing more than 20 years of floor speeches by members of Congress, a new book co-authored by Peter K. Enns, professor in the Department of Government, explains why corporate and wealthy interests...
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