Tax-free business areas approved for START-UP NY

New York state recently accepted Cornell’s application for a campus plan outlining its tax-free zones in the START-UP NY program.

Theta Delta Chi suspended for hazing allegations

Theta Delta Chi fraternity was placed on interim suspension status March 14 as a result of credible allegations of serious hazing.

Davisson reflects on life at Cornell, looks forward to D.C.

Robin Davisson looks back on her time at Cornell, and forward to new opportunities, as she and husband Cornell President David Skorton prepare to move in 2015.

For a greening Cornell, three is a gold STARS charm

In the continuing effort to save energy, enhance environmental operations and increase ecological education, Cornell earned its third consecutive gold STARS rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

Ethics contest revolves around Twitter and privacy

A student team that devised a plan to sell certain public tweets to Google and Microsoft has won first prize in the university’s second annual Stephen S. J. Hall Ethics Case Competition held March 7 at the School of Hotel Administration.

Posse retreat strengthens students through conversation

At a Posse Foundation retreat for inner-city students studying at elite universities, students focused on offering each other support.

BEST program will train Ph.D.s for nonacademic careers

With so few available academic jobs, Cornell will start a NIH-funded pilot program to help train life sciences graduate students and postdocs for nonacademic positions. A kickoff event is March 18.

Johnson launches $50M Innovation Challenge

Five Johnson School alumni have committed to give the school $27 million and a new Innovation Challenge seeks to raise another $23 million by June 20, 2015.

Crowdsourced photo exhibit celebrates Cornell women

Noticing the lack of portraits of women around campus, Jordana Gilman '14 assembled an exhibition of 250 notable Cornell women - along with two mirrors so visitors can consider their place in Cornell history.