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)
From a reception with the president to a North Campus Block Party, students are invited to an array of activities during Orientation Week, Aug. 22-27. (Aug. 20, 2008)
Twenty Cornell Students will travel abroad for the 2008-09 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Program and another three Cornell students have received Fulbright-Hays fellowships. (Aug. 20, 2008)
About 50 incoming freshmen and transfer students came to campus a week early to volunteer in the community and meet new people. They are part of Cornell's Pre-Orientation Service Trip. (Aug. 20, 2008)
Twelve students from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar spent the summer in Ithaca doing research, exploring the area and building friendships with students on Cornell's main campus. (Aug. 20, 2008)
The Provost Search Committee is inviting members of the Cornell community to submit the names of outstanding individuals to serve as provost. (Aug. 19, 2008)
