Cornell names Medical College in honor of Joan and Sanford I. Weill Weills' $100 million gift, largest In university's history, will support advanced biomedical research

Cornell University President Hunter Rawlings today announced that the university's medical college has been named in honor of its long-time supporters Joan and Sanford I. Weill.

Women who cook, eat and chat together improve their diets, Cornell extension program study finds

Women who cook, eat and chat together also improve their diet together, according to a Cornell University study of a cooperative extension program. In fact, women on limited income who participated in the six-week Sisters in Health program reported they ate 40 percent more fruits and vegetables.

Pumpkin plummets; provost to the rescue

The Great Cornell Pumpkin no longer is on top. It came down as it had arrived -- unexpectedly.

Pumpkin's reign will end this Friday

Friday at 10 a.m., Provost Don Randel will be hoisted by crane to the top of McGraw Tower to cut loose the bright orange object at its peak.

Cornell Hotel School offers lecture series on housing and feeding the homeless

The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell will offer a series of five lectures this spring as part of the course Housing and Feeding the Homeless. All lectures, which are free and open to the public, begin at 2:55 p.m. in 265 Statler Hall.

Memorial service for George Suci, Cornell professor emeritus of human development, is planned for March 8

George Suci, Cornell professor emeritus of human development, died in Ithaca Feb. 11 after a brief illness. He was 72.