Cornell President David Skorton welcomed new students and their families to the 'worldwide Cornell family' in a convocation ceremony Aug. 23 in Shoellkopf Stadium. (Aug. 25, 2008)
Boxes, luggage, eager students and teary parents flooded the sidewalks and lawns of North Campus Aug. 22 as Cornell welcomed the Class of 2012. (Aug. 25, 2008)
As students moved in Aug. 22, West Campus workers moved out. President David Skorton climbed aboard a departing bulldozer and expressed delight that construction was completed two years ahead of schedule. (Aug. 25, 2008)
Cornell's sustainability initiatives, and outreach and extension efforts are on display at the 162nd New York State Fair, Aug. 29-Sept. 1. (Aug. 24, 2008)
The Cornell community is invited to bid farewell to Provost Biddy Martin as she leaves Cornell for her new post as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Aug. 22, 2008)
President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes delivered remarks at an Aug. 17 memorial service for George Peter, a longtime Cornell employee who served as a tireless ambassador for the university. (Aug. 22, 2008)
For the fourth year in a row, Cornell's applied and engineering physics program has been ranked No. 1 among its peers, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2009 college rankings. (Aug. 22, 2008)
The Graduate and Professional Student Parental Accommodation policy is designed to provide students with the time and funds to deal with the demands of childbirth, adoption, foster care and acute child health care. (Aug. 21, 2008)
In a new book, Cornell Law School faculty member Jens David Ohlin asks -- and answers -- one of the most debated questions of our time: When is war justified? (Aug. 21, 2008)
'Rural Retirement Migration,' a book written by Cornell development sociologists David L. Brown and Nina Glasgow, details the positive and negative effects of older people moving into communities. (Aug. 21, 2008)
David Soderlund of Cornell's NYS Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva has received the International Award for Research in Agrochemicals from the Agrochemicals Division of the American Chemical Society. (Aug. 21, 2008)
Employees and retirees enrolled in Cornell's now-extinct Nonexempt Endowed Retirement Plan were recently notified that they can expect a 12.5 percent increase in the value of their plans. (Aug. 21, 2008)
