The traditional career path for new Ph.D. graduates is in academia, but about half of all new Ph.D.s will find jobs in business, government and the nonprofit sector, said President Skorton May 26.
Students, faculty and staff got advice about managing a successful career in the sciences during the 2012 Empowering Women in Science and Engineering conference, May 20-21. (May 23, 2012)
About 75 protesters rallied May 16 in front of Day Hall to demand that the university ramp up its efforts to to curb racism - or as they characterized it, 'oppression' - on campus.
Percy Allen II, MPA '75, shared his secrets for reviving money-losing hospitals with the Sloan Program in Health Administration May 5. Some keys: cheerleading and not cutting too close to the bone.
Cornell still has a lot of work to do to become 'a place where we all feel respected, safe and included,' said Associate Dean Sheri Notaro in opening a May 9 community forum on diversity issues.
His three-year term, to begin July 1, results from a canvassing of the Africana faculty. Earlier this semester, the faculty voted unanimously to make Aching a full professor in their department, also starting July 1.
Cornell was honored as a college partner for its participation and support of students who are affiliated with the CollegeBound Initiative in New York City.
Following a reported racial harassment incident May 6, the Student Assembly and the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly have both issued statements condemning the incident.
