Milstein first-years listen closely, shape stories with strangers

First-year students in the Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity engaged with community members, crafting innovative assignments and sharpening their skills with various technologies.

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CTI's Thank a Professor program connects alum, professor 40 years later

When Jeff Fearn ‘82 heard about the Center for Teaching Innovation's Thank a Professor program, he decided to thank Roald Hoffmann, Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor, Emeritus for his impact on his life and career – forty years later.

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Kheel Center exhibit honors labor champion

Frances Perkins, who left her progressive mark on New York City, New York state, the nation and Cornell, will be celebrated in an exhibit opening June 7 in the ILR School, where she served on the faculty until she died at age 85 in 1965.

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Anonymous donor honors legacy of beloved professor Daniel G. Sisler

An anonymous donor has made three gifts to the Department of Global Development to honor the legacy of the late Daniel G. Sisler, Ph.D. ’62: an engaged learning fund that will support faculty-led study trips, a new endowed professorship and a student hub in Mann Library.

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Engineering enzymes to break down microplastics in sewage and wastewater

Food Science Professor Julie Goddard’s research team has engineered unique enzymes to break down microplastics in sewage and wastewater, a major route of microplastic pollution into the environment.

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CROPPS welcomes 2024 REU class

The Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems is welcomes the 2024 cohort of the National Science Foundation-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.

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Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from air

Researchers have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient method for making materials that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.

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Cornell Keynotes podcast: Why are bee populations declining around the world?

Marina Caillaud, a senior lecturer in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, discusses stressors on bee colonies in an episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast.

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Summer Session Spotlight: "Public Speaking: Contexts,Techniques and Analysis"

Public speaking is often cited as one of people’s biggest fears, but this summer, Theo Black, of Cornell's Department of Performing and Media Arts, invites students to embrace the power of effective oratory with his six-week Summer Session course, PMA 3814 Public Speaking: Contexts, Techniques and Analysis.

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