Skorton: Progress ongoing for strategic plan initiatives

President Skorton outlined the progress made on strategic plan initiatives and the work that yet remains, while looking toward the sesquicentennial, in his State of the University Address, Oct. 26. (Oct. 26, 2012)

Task force offers its plan for internationalization at Cornell

Building on its existing strengths, coordinating resources and making additional investments will help Cornell enhance and solidify its status as a top school for international studies and engagement, says a new report.

NYC symposium to review latest cancer research advances

A symposium with some of the world's top cancer researchers will take place Nov. 8 at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City. (Oct. 16, 2012)

Program gets big results teaching science with tiny organism

A single-celled organism is having a big effect on science teachers across the country, thanks to Cornell's Advancing Secondary Science Education with Tetrahymena (ASSET) program. (Oct. 1, 2012)

Healthy Pet Clinic in Queens slated for Oct. 13

Cornell will provide animal care for dogs and cats at the Cornell Healthy Pet Clinic Saturday, Oct. 13, from noon to 5 p.m., at the Cross Island YMCA, 238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, Queens, N.Y.

Veterinary College course seeks to inspire creativity

Veterinary medicine professor Rodney Dietert has developed a new course that emphasizes creativity as a problem-solving tool for researchers. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Crohn's disease driven by inflammation - not genetics, reports study

Inflammation - not genetics - drives Crohn's disease, researchers report in a recent issue of PLoS. (Aug. 15, 2012)

Missing gene may drive more than a quarter of breast cancers

A new study shows that the lack of a certain gene plays a role in some 60,000 breast cancer patients in the United States and 383,000 worldwide. (Aug. 14, 2012)

Dullea appointed SUNY trustee

Cornell vice president for university relations emeritus Henrik Dullea has been appointed to serve on the board of the State University of New York.