Joe Thomas, a noted scholar, dynamic teacher and proven academic administrator, has been named dean of Cornell's world-renowned Johnson School. Thomas has been serving as interim dean since June 2007. (March 27, 2008)
Dean Joe Thomas sat down this week with Cornell Chronicle writer Anne Ju to discuss some of his ideas and goals as he takes over leadership of the Johnson School. (March 27, 2008)
A $2.5 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Cornell endow three new senior professorships in the humanities. (March 26, 2008)
Judge Ra'id Al-Sa'edi, Cornell Law School's Clarke Middle East Fellow and chief investigative judge of the Iraqi High Tribunal, delivers his first public talk 'Iraqi High Tribunal: The End of Immunity.' (March 26, 2008)
Students in a city and regional planning course conducted a detailed survey of part of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward during spring break to assist ongoing recovery and resettlement efforts there. (March 26, 2008)
Many Cornell students gave up beach parties for work parties during spring break not only in New Orleans, but in Boston, Orlando and rural West Virginia.
'Showcasing Hospitality Education Through Student Leadership' is the theme of this year's Hotel Ezra Cornell, now in its 83rd year, and 300 industry leaders and alumni will visit Cornell April 3-6. (March 26, 2008)
Retirees who move to rural areas often have a positive impact on local economies, but they also drive up housing prices and can have other negative effects, Cornell research finds. (March 26, 2008)
Researchers hoping to use carbon nanotubes for quantum computing -- in which the spin of a single electron would represent a bit of data -- may have to change their approaches, Cornell physicists say. (March 26, 2008)
Cornell Outdoor Education has designed a 'Learn to Climb' program specifically for Cornell staff, faculty, families and the local community. (March 25, 2008)
