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Pioneering plant geneticist and agronomist whose work revolutionised farming and brought self-sufficiency in food production to India

I much enjoyed this panel, introduced by Cornell President Martha Pollack and moderated by Cornell Dean of Faculty Eve De Rosa; you can watch it here. My fellow panelist (with whom I largely agreed), Jameel Jaffer, is a former deputy legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union and director…

‘The University and Plaintiffs have agreed that the University will pay $3,000,000 into a Settlement Fund to resolve the Action,’ a notice read

Remote work is helping offices slash their carbon footprint and killing the commute, resulting in up to 54% lower emissions, new research finds.

". . . a niche regional rice movement has been germinating for several decades, though growth has been piecemeal"

Boycott would aim to use consumer power to pressure company to negotiate its first union contract

Can Caroline, New York, resist the imposition of its first-ever zoning code?

Five Karnataka students, incl. three from Mysuru, receive scholarships to attend Cornell Univ. Int'l Summer Debate camp. Avni Baliga & Gowri S. Nayak recognised as best-transformed debaters. 46 students from Mysuru, Bengaluru, Mangaluru, & Udupi participated in 5-day workshop hosted by VIIS. VIIS offers customised courses to universities & facilitates…

An encouraging sign for the future of American higher education has been the emergence of local faculty groups organizing themselves to advance free speech principles at their particular institution. The latest is the Cornell Free Speech Alliance at Cornell University. Of particular interest is their new report on policy recommendations…