The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/katherineheaney/)
Prof. Kelly Musick, policy analysis and management, was awarded $1 million for her research on the discrepancy in earnings between women with children and their male partners.
Danquah was one of two winners for 2018, along with Prof. Rattan Lal, soil science, Ohio State University. Each winner was awarded $100,000 in prize money.
Fifteen sports industry professionals will speak in New York City at the ILR Sports Leadership Summit to discuss the opportunities and future of the industry. Speakers will include the current commissioner of the National Hockey League, the ESPN president and co-chair of Disney Media Networks and the co-head of CAA Sports.
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen, who will be speaking at Cornell on Thursday, has been active in the media as a cultural critic on U.S. policies on refugees and other displaced peoples given his experience as a refugee during the Vietnam War.
“One could expect [Kirk and Owens] to speak on topics including the current federal administration, current events domestic and abroad, and other conservative issues,” Hoffman said.
At a talk on Thursday evening, Gloria Feldt discussed the societal progress in gender equality and women’s rights that occurred over the course of her career.
Deeya Bajaj ’16 and her father, Ajeet Bajaj, ascended the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, becoming the first Indian father-daughter duo to make the commanding heights.
The Cornell Dance Team qualified for the prestigious UDA College Dance Team National Championship.
The SOftware defined Network InterfaCe workshop was created eight years ago in collaboration with Howard University’s computer science department.
Dr. Harold Oaklander ’52 lectured in what he calls an “innovative and disciplinary course” that may be the only for-credit university class on U.S. unemployment on Monday.