Cornell Outdoor Education has designed a 'Learn to Climb' program specifically for Cornell staff, faculty, families and the local community. (March 25, 2008)
American Express Chairman and CEO Kenneth I. Chenault and USA Today senior reporter David Lieberman will be on campus April 3 for a forum hosted by Cornell's Johnson School and the School of Hotel Administration. (March 25, 2008)
'Lighten up,' humorist and educator Sandy Queen said in a presentation at Cornell's Humor Day Program, March 19. She said: 'The whole point is to die as young as possible as late in life as possible.' (March 25, 2008)
Terri Whitaker, office manager at the Sage Management Library in the Johnson School and a trained emergency medical technician, recently saved the life of a Cornell student who had gone into cardiac arrest. (March 25, 2008)
Scott Williamson, assistant professor of biological statistics and computational biology at Cornell, died March 14 from glioblastoma. Williamson, 32, was a rising star in the field of population genetics. (March 25, 2008)
Jefferson W. Tester '66, M.S. '67, will hold the first Croll Professorship of Sustainable Energy Systems in the College of Engineering. He will speak on campus, March 28-29, during the college's alumni association conference. (March 25, 2008)
President David Skorton tells national reporters that higher education, especially in science and math, must be looked at as a problem solver and not as a separate interest group.
This year, Maple Weekend is March 29-30, but by 2080, it could be as early as Jan. 29-30 in northern New York, say climate change experts. (March 24, 2008)
In the fall, students in the four-credit course, Social Entrepreneurs, Innovators and Problem Solvers, will learn about innovators who successfully campaigned for social justice. (March 24, 2008)
The Big Red women fell to the Huskies, 47-89, in a matchup that players and coaches knew from the start would be a challenge. With the loss, the Ivy League champions ended their historic season with a record of 20-9.
At 7 p.m. March 23, the Big Red women's basketball team will play in its first-ever NCAA tournament game at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn. The game will be telecast live on ESPN2.
The magical and magnificent men's basketball season ended with today's loss to Stanford University, 77-53, in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the Honda Center.
