Vet College celebrates veterinary technicians and staff

The College of Veterinary Medicine celebrated staff and vet techs during Licensed Veterinary Technician Appreciation Week, Oct. 14-20.

Staff News

Most underestimate minorities’ environmental concerns – even minorities

Most Americans underestimate just how concerned minorities and lower-income people are about environmental threats, according to a new study. In fact, those groups are consistently among the most worried about environmental challenges.

Nobel laureate to give Racker Lecture Nov. 15

Nobel laureate Richard Axel will talk on “Scents and Sensibility: Representations of the Olfactory World in the Brain” Nov. 15.

President Pollack responds to recent acts of hatred in US

President Martha E. Pollack sent a message to the Cornell community in response to recent acts of hatred in the U.S. She urged all members of the campus community to support one another.

World Agriculture Prize winner is Cornell partner

A plant geneticist from the University of Ghana who has partnered with Cornell of years won the 2018 World Agriculture Prize.

‘F Word’ event to explore fracking, environment, citizen impact

A poet and a documentary photographer will participate in “F Word: Poems + Photographs of Witness from Pennsylvania’s Fracking Fields,” Nov. 12.

Anthropologist to speak on climate change denial Oct. 30

Anthropologist Jennifer Carlson will give a talk about climate change denial Oct. 30 at 4:30 p.m. at A.D. White House.

Prize-winning historian to speak on return of ‘monsoon Asia’

A Harvard professor will explore the formerly used geography and anthropology term "monsoon Asia" as it applies to climate science Nov. 15.

Things to Do, Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 2018

Events this week include a multimedia rock ’n’ roll opera for Halloween; a Biennial performance featuring Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon; and a talk on how automation can increase inequality.