NIH 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...
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