Released: 3-Mar-2014 1:00 PM EST
Cornell College Gets $250,000 Grant for First-Generation College Students
Cornell College

Cornell College has received a $250,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to help ensure first-generation college students succeed. The money will be used to create a professional orientation and development program for first-generation college students.

Released: 13-Mar-2014 1:00 PM EDT
Condon Publishes New Research in Science
Cornell College

Marty Condon, professor of biology at Cornell College, has been studying flies in the tropics for years, and in a paper published in the journal Science, she reports evidence that there is more to a fly’s ecological niche than where it lives and what it eats—you have to look at what eats the fly, as well.

Released: 25-Jun-2014 1:00 PM EDT
Grant Will Fund Summer Research Institute
Cornell College

Beginning next summer the college will seek to double the number of supported research projects, currently at 12 to 14 and mostly in the sciences, by accommodating additional projects in the arts, humanities, and humanistic social sciences. The grant will enhance the funds available for stipends, project supplies, and student housing. Student researchers from a variety of disciplines will live together in a residence hall, creating a summer living-learning community.

Released: 12-Nov-2014 2:00 PM EST
Cornell College Launching 2 New Programs
Cornell College

Cornell College is adding programs in business and engineering sciences starting with the 2015-2016 academic year.

Released: 23-Feb-2015 2:00 PM EST
Professor Examines Causes of Financial Crises
Cornell College

Cornell College economics and business Professor Todd Knoop has written his fourth textbook, which explores the causes of business cycles and includes information and data gathered during the 2008 global financial crisis and its aftermath.

27-Mar-2015 9:00 AM EDT
Research Links Two Millennia of Cyclones, Floods, El Niño
Cornell College

Research published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Rhawn Denniston, professor of geology at Cornell College, and his research team, created a 2,200-year-long record of extreme rainfall events that might also help predict future climate change.

Released: 17-Apr-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Online Talk on Women and Strategy Board Games
Cornell College

Erin Davis, Associate Professor of Sociology at Cornell College, will speak about the role of women in strategy boardgaming and the challenges they face.

Released: 9-Jun-2015 8:00 AM EDT
New Program Will Train Next Generation of Business Leaders
Cornell College

Cornell College is launching a new business major this fall with three areas of focus, including business analytics, which uses data and statistical analysis to guide business decisions, and is one of the fast-growing areas in business.

Released: 9-Jun-2015 8:00 AM EDT
Engineering Sciences Program Prepares Students for Future Problems
Cornell College

Cornell College’s new engineering sciences program will blend a solid grounding in math and science with a liberal arts education that prepares students to solve problems that don’t yet exist.

Released: 17-Sep-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Cornell College Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant to Support Biodiversity Research
Cornell College

The National Science Foundation’s Division of Environmental Biology awarded Cornell College a $1 million grant to support research led by biology professor Marty Condon. The grant will allow her to continue her long-running research into evolution and biological diversity in the tropics.

Released: 25-Nov-2015 10:05 AM EST
Stanford Professor to Speak About Inequality
Cornell College

David Grusky, professor of sociology at Stanford University, will speak at Cornell College at 3 p.m. on Dec. 7 in Hedges Conference Room in the Thomas Commons. He will describe his research on the sociology of class and gender inequality in what he calls today’s New Gilded Age.

Release date: 28-Dec-2015 3:05 PM EST
tiny talks on big topics cornell college professor ellen hoobler recreates the past with technology
Cornell College

Cornell College art history professor Ellen Hoobler has spent the past two summers with students, surveying and measuring tombs of the ancient Zapotec people at the site of Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico. In the latest of our Tiny Talks on Big Topics lecture series, she explains how she and her students are using 3D-modelling and 3D printing to bring the ancient sites to life.

Release date: 4-Feb-2016 10:05 AM EST
cornell professor wins fulbright award
Cornell College

Cornell College English Professor Kirilka Stavreva is one of only 15 U.S. professors who have been awarded a Fulbright Global Flex Award, which will allow her to conduct research in Italy and England. This is the first year this Fulbright is being awarded.

Release date: 16-Feb-2016 2:05 PM EST
2 cornell nominated counselors awarded
Cornell College

Two high school counselors nominated by Cornell College were among the eight nationwide who received the 2016 Counselors That Change Lives award. The award is given by Colleges That Change Lives, a nonprofit dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process.

Release date: 11-Mar-2016 11:05 AM EST
stoll to speak on how why to travel the world
Cornell College

Andy Stoll, social entrepreneur, world traveler, and recent visiting Cornell College Lecturer, will present “How (and Why) To Travel Around The World” on Tuesday, March 22, in the Hall-Perrine Room of the Thomas Commons on the Cornell College campus. The talk begins at 7:30 p.m.

Release date: 12-Apr-2016 11:05 AM EDT
research leads to creation of theatrical production
Cornell College

The Cornell College Department of Theatre is proud to present “Those that Fall”—a story of love and loss in a town gripped by fear. Inspired by Iowa lore and supported by a year-long process of research and development, “Those that Fall” was written by an ensemble of Cornell College students, with Associate Professor of Theatre Janeve West helming the production as generative artist and director.

Released: 22-Apr-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Cornell College Mock Trial Team Debates Its Way to the Top
Cornell College

The Cornell College Mock Trial Team continues to make a name for itself against much larger schools.

Released: 10-May-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Summer Institute Challenges Students with Intensive Research Projects
Cornell College

Cornell College students will soon be diving into new and ongoing research projects to discover the unknown about a number of topics including box turtles, eating disorder prevention, supermassive black holes, monarch butterflies, and digital games for language learning.

Released: 17-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Grant Allows Denniston and Team to Pursue Climate Research
Cornell College

The National Science Foundation just announced that Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa will receive grant money that will enable Cornell geologist Rhawn Denniston to continue his studies on past climate research. The grant will also provide support for student involvement in the research.

Released: 7-Jul-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Cornell College Summer Research Marks New Discoveries About Old European Drawings
Cornell College

Summer art history research is revealing new discoveries about 58 drawings that many don’t even know exist.

Released: 20-Sep-2016 10:05 AM EDT
U.S. News Recognizes Cornell as a Top 100 Liberal Arts College
Cornell College

U.S. News & World Report has once again listed Cornell College as one of the top 100 national liberal arts colleges.

Released: 30-Sep-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Research Provides Understanding About Expansion and Contraction of the Tropical Rain Belt
Cornell College

The research looks at the monsoon rains that fell in northern Australia over the past 3,000 years.

Released: 5-Dec-2016 12:05 PM EST
Professor Receives Coveted Fulbright Scholar Specialist Position
Cornell College

Longtime Cornell College Professor James Martin will travel to Germany this spring in a unique opportunity to take part in the Fulbright Specialist Program.

Released: 12-Dec-2016 10:05 AM EST
Professor Venticinque Explores Ancient Economy in New Book
Cornell College

Cornell College Professor of Classics Philip Venticinque turns back the pages of time to examine the ancient economy in his newly released book “Honor Among Thieves.”

   
Released: 6-Jan-2017 12:05 PM EST
Research Reveals Help for Eating Disorder Patients
Cornell College

More people are dying from eating disorders than any other psychiatric disorder, and one Cornell College professor has discovered a way to help women by significantly reducing eating disorder symptoms in those who are struggling.

Released: 16-Jan-2017 4:05 PM EST
Student, Professor Use Sports Analytics to Discover NCAA Ranking Patterns
Cornell College

Does conference size impact conference rankings in NCAA men’s basketball? According to research and analysis by one Cornell College student, it does.

Released: 27-Jan-2017 12:05 PM EST
Research Finds Link Between Immigration Coverage, Partisan Identity
Cornell College

Studies are often conducted on how media messages impact individuals’ opinions, but very few have demonstrated how these messages shift political opinions and political identities of a larger group of people, until now.

Released: 2-Mar-2017 5:05 PM EST
Hassell Finds Absentee Vote-by-Mail Efforts Have Little Impact
Cornell College

Cornell College Professor of Politics Hans Hassell worked with a Republican Party organization in Minnesota to see if it increased electoral participation, and found absentee vote-by-mail efforts have little impact.

Released: 8-May-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Geologists Study the Past to Learn About El Niño's Future
Cornell College

Geologists at Cornell College are trying to discover how El Niño will behave in the future, and they are doing so by looking back in time.

Released: 16-May-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Professor Researches Cultural Clashes in the Classroom
Cornell College

A Cornell College professor just wrapped up a three-year project to research the story behind one Iowa public school’s struggle to deal with diversity and cultural differences following the initiation of a controversial federal program.

Released: 17-May-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Professor Available to Discuss Travel and Economics
Cornell College

This travel season, a new book is out that features economic concepts that all travelers should understand. The author uses real-life examples throughout the pages of the book, hoping readers learn to think deeply about what they see.

Released: 17-Jul-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Psychology Research Team Analyzes Online Prevention Project
Cornell College

Ringer Distinguished Professor of Psychology Melinda Green hasn’t missed a beat on her research about the heart’s relationship to eating disorders for 15 years.

Release date: 7-Sep-2017 9:05 AM EDT
miller selected to fill seat on national board
Cornell College

The Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) has selected Cornell College Director of Institutional Research & Assessment Bethany Miller to serve on the board of directors.

Release date: 12-Sep-2017 12:05 PM EDT
cornell researchers focus on rosette nebula
Cornell College

Marshall Hobson-Ritz ’18 and Professor Kara Beauchamp are on a space exploration in the Rosette Nebula—about 5,000 light years away—for the Cornell Summer Research Institute (CSRI)

Released: 18-Oct-2017 4:00 PM EDT
CSRI Student Searches for New Trends in Research Data
Cornell College

Ben Garcia is working with Professor Marty Condon on a long-running research project that focuses on the evolutionary biology of some unique flies, the flowers they live on, and their predators, to better understand the diverse species from Central and South America.

Released: 30-Oct-2017 5:00 PM EDT
Cornell College Expands Theatre and Dance Program
Cornell College

The departments of music and theatre & dance are on track to offer a new degree, the bachelor of fine arts (BFA) in musical theatre, next fall.

Released: 30-Oct-2017 5:05 PM EDT
Research Team Creates Virtual Reality Surgical Simulator
Cornell College

Senior Nicholas Bieno is teaming up with Professor of Engineering Brian Johns to create a virtual reality surgical simulator for a procedure that repairs hip fractures.

   
Release date: 7-Dec-2017 10:05 AM EST
turner takes on uganda peace corps position
Cornell College

Mallory Turner ’17 didn’t take “no” for an answer when she didn’t get into the Peace Corps her first try.

Release date: 3-Jan-2018 2:05 PM EST
cornell college professor receives neh grant
Cornell College

Professor of History Catherine Stewart is one of only three Iowa scholars to receive a highly-competitive grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).


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