As the contentious and divisive 2012 presidential campaign draws to a close, Cornell students and professors say that this year’s election has not generated nearly the same level of excitement on campus as the one in 2008.

Victory on either side of the isle could very well serve as a harbinger of legislative supremacy in the years to come. 

The President has already lost on the Affordable Care Act.

Dr. William Brinkman gave a lecture entitled “Science for Energy,” presented by the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology on April 2 during which he spoke of President Obama’s dedication to science, 

After the Supreme Court heard three days of oral arguments last week about the constitutionality of one of the nation’s most contentious pieces of legislation, President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Cornell professors weighed in with reactions and predictions for the case’s outcome.

Nathaniel Rosen '13 argues that the United States needs to address its failed "reset" with Russia. 

President Barack Obama awarded four Cornell assistant professors the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers on Sept. 26. While 94 other scientists received the award, no other university was as well represented on the list.

In the wake of the Obama administration's policy shift on the Defense of Marriage Act, Cody Gault '11 examines the role of gay marriage in American political life.

Holtz-Eakin says current budget is "more depressing that bioterrorism" and threatens American businesses.

 Prof. Suzanne Mettler's paper defines government policies that are not visible to ordinary citizens as the “submerged state.”