display Latest news from Cornell College on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/expert-analysis-election-outcome-and-its-economic-consequences/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-analysis-election-outcome-and-its-economic-consequences/?sc=rsin Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:00:09 EST Cornell College /articles/free-tuition-for-students-who-qualify-for-iowa-tuition-grant/?sc=rsin /articles/free-tuition-for-students-who-qualify-for-iowa-tuition-grant/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:45:58 EST Cornell College is proud to announce Tuition Zero, an initiative that creates tuition-free opportunities for Iowa students by building off the state's need-based grant program-The Iowa Tuition Grant (ITG). Cornell College /articles/new-research-sheds-light-on-rna-s-role-in-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/new-research-sheds-light-on-rna-s-role-in-disease/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 May 2024 15:05:06 EST Many scientists study the proteins in our cells in order to fight diseases like cancer, but Cornell College Assistant Biochemistry Professor Collin O'Leary and a team of researchers are turning their focus to the structure of RNA. Cornell College /articles/chemicals-in-stalagmites-unlock-secrets-of-ancient-fires/?sc=rsin /articles/chemicals-in-stalagmites-unlock-secrets-of-ancient-fires/?sc=rsin Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:30:50 EST New research shows chemicals in stalagmites could hold the key to understanding fire activity from thousands of years ago. Cornell College /articles/enhancing-children-s-fitness-through-playground-research/?sc=rsin /articles/enhancing-children-s-fitness-through-playground-research/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:55:35 EST Four Cornell College students are spending their summer researching playgrounds in Linn County. Cornell College /articles/wwii-vet-finally-walks-at-graduation/?sc=rsin /articles/wwii-vet-finally-walks-at-graduation/?sc=rsin Wed, 17 May 2023 18:15:34 EST Fred Taylor, Cornell College Class of 1943, led the Class of 2023 in turning their tassels at Commencement, receiving his diploma at age 101, on May 14, 2023. Cornell College /articles/research-reveals-new-links-behind-climate-change-in-australia2/?sc=rsin /articles/research-reveals-new-links-behind-climate-change-in-australia2/?sc=rsin Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:30:51 EST Cornell College Professor Rhawn Denniston and a team of collaborators have combined stalagmites and climate model simulations to reveal links between monsoon rains and tropical cyclones (called hurricanes in the U.S.) in Australia. Cornell College /articles/research-attributes-iberian-peninsula-climate-change-to-human-activity/?sc=rsin /articles/research-attributes-iberian-peninsula-climate-change-to-human-activity/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:40:37 EST A team of researchers has discovered human activity is the cause for drying out the climate in southwestern Europe. Cornell College /articles/denniston-receives-nsf-grant-to-study-fire-activity-with-stalagmites/?sc=rsin /articles/denniston-receives-nsf-grant-to-study-fire-activity-with-stalagmites/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 May 2022 12:30:09 EST The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Cornell College W.H. Norton Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston a $199,785 grant to study the use of stalagmites as records of prehistoric fire activity in the Australian tropics. Cornell College /articles/cornell-college-hires-wilson-as-new-associate-vice-president-for-student-affairs/?sc=rsin /articles/cornell-college-hires-wilson-as-new-associate-vice-president-for-student-affairs/?sc=rsin Mon, 02 May 2022 11:05:13 EST Cornell College is proud to announce the hire of Jackie Wilson as the college's new associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students. Cornell College /articles/cornell-college-partners-with-isu-ivy-college-of-business-to-guarantee-student-acceptance-into-3-master-s-programs/?sc=rsin /articles/cornell-college-partners-with-isu-ivy-college-of-business-to-guarantee-student-acceptance-into-3-master-s-programs/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:40:33 EST Cornell College and Iowa State University Ivy College of Business are teaming up in a new partnership that streamlines the acceptance process for Cornell students interested in enrolling in one of three master's programs in business. Cornell College /articles/professor-receives-grant-to-study-pandemic-impact-on-school-boards/?sc=rsin /articles/professor-receives-grant-to-study-pandemic-impact-on-school-boards/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:45:16 EST Cornell College Assistant Professor of American Politics Megan Goldberg was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation to explore what's happening in boardrooms across the country. Cornell College /articles/cornell-introduces-data-science-applied-statistics-majors/?sc=rsin /articles/cornell-introduces-data-science-applied-statistics-majors/?sc=rsin Wed, 23 Feb 2022 09:05:04 EST With so much data in our world, there's more demand for people who can interpret and understand it. Cornell College /articles/cornell-offers-new-ecology-and-evolutionary-biology-major/?sc=rsin /articles/cornell-offers-new-ecology-and-evolutionary-biology-major/?sc=rsin Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:05:59 EST Cornell College students who enjoy field research and enjoy understanding the biology of endangered species now have an option to specialize in coursework on those topics and select the new ecology and evolutionary biology major. Cornell College /articles/cornell-college-introduces-2-new-sustainability-majors/?sc=rsin /articles/cornell-college-introduces-2-new-sustainability-majors/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:00:24 EST Cornell College is introducing two new majors: Environmental science and sustainability and Environmental justice and sustainability. Cornell College /articles/stewart-s-research-released-in-the-journal-of-american-history/?sc=rsin /articles/stewart-s-research-released-in-the-journal-of-american-history/?sc=rsin Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:25:37 EST Cornell College Professor of History Catherine Stewart's research provides new clues to how Black domestic workers in Southern households during the Great Depression found ways to survive their jobs and enjoy their lives. Cornell College /articles/cornell-college-professor-embarks-on-research-to-explore-native-american-interpretations-of-the-bible/?sc=rsin /articles/cornell-college-professor-embarks-on-research-to-explore-native-american-interpretations-of-the-bible/?sc=rsin Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:55:57 EST Cornell College Assistant Professor of Religion Chris Hoklotubbe (Choctaw) will spend portions of the next three years interviewing tribal leaders and writing about North American Indigenous interpretations of the Bible. Cornell College /articles/cornell-college-announces-new-partnership-with-the-master-of-accounting-program-at-william-mary-s-school-of-business/?sc=rsin /articles/cornell-college-announces-new-partnership-with-the-master-of-accounting-program-at-william-mary-s-school-of-business/?sc=rsin Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:20:37 EST Cornell College is proud to announce a new partnership with the Master of Accounting (MAcc) Program at William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business. Cornell College /articles/cornell-college-offers-program-to-pay-half-of-students-federal-loans-up-to-12-000/?sc=rsin /articles/cornell-college-offers-program-to-pay-half-of-students-federal-loans-up-to-12-000/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:25:44 EST Cornell College is kicking off a new program to take a stand against college debt by committing to pay half of students' federal loans-up to $12,000-at the time of their graduation. Cornell College /articles/smiths-establish-4-million-fund-for-cornell-college-s-ingenuity-curriculum/?sc=rsin /articles/smiths-establish-4-million-fund-for-cornell-college-s-ingenuity-curriculum/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:20:40 EST John Smith '71 & honorary aluma Dyan Smith have established a fund for Cornell College's new Ingenuity curriculum, which prepares students for life after Cornell by giving them experiences outside the classroom. Cornell College