Molly Copeland has adopted an injured racehorse named Watchmon, with hopes of breeding him and donating the stud fees to a foundation that grants wishes for terminally ill children.
Thanks to a grant from the Center for Life Science Enterprise, 18 students served as summer interns through Entrepreneurship@Cornell, working at startup companies throughout New York state.
The Cornell-McGill Conference on Institutions and Entrepreneurship, July 22-24 at the Johnson School at Cornell, was the first academic gathering to examine how entrepreneurs are influenced by institutional challenges. (Aug. 16, 2007)
In a letter to the editor, alumnus Bob Boyajian urges the Cornell administration to be mindful of how the university's motto is interpreted. (Aug. 16, 2007)
For the first time, Cornell researchers have linked a specific aspect of the environment to the evolution of cooperative breeding in numerous bird species: unpredictable rainfall. Their findings on African starlings appear in the Aug. 21 issue of Current Biology. (Aug. 16, 2007)
Dear Editor:I have two comments about the article appearing Aug. 6 at the Cornell Web site: Cornell University's 'Any person ... any study' named nation's best college motto by magazine.I think the university administration…
The Class of 2011 -- along with the Cornell community and readers around the world -- are taking part in Cornell's seventh New Student Reading Project, exploring Nadine Gordimer's 2001 novel 'The Pickup.' (Aug. 15, 2007)
The Thurston Avenue Bridge, linking North and Central campuses, will reopen Aug. 16, although TCAT bus service won't resume until Aug. 19. Tower Road will reopen Aug. 17. (Aug. 15, 2007)
Newsweek magazine has named Cornell the 'Hottest Ivy' in its 2007 list of the 25 'Hottest Schools,' which is part of the magazine's annual College Guide edition. (Aug. 14, 2007)
This year's campus orientation, from Aug. 17 through 22, will introduce new students to the rhythms of life at Cornell through music-themed events. (Aug. 13, 2007)
The 2007 entering freshman class at Cornell will be a more selective group than ever, chosen from a record number of applications -- 30,383, up almost 20 percent from just two years ago. (Aug. 13, 2007)
Garden Mosaics, an interactive urban natural resources extension project available on DVD, has been recognized in the Dubai International Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment competition. (Aug. 13, 2007)
