CU students across disciplines help design Hawaii's first eco-friendly community

CU Green, a project team designing a sustainable community in Hawaii, includes engineering, architecture and business students. (May 22, 2008)

FreeGreen, founded by alumni, wins Johnson School's Business Idea Competition

FreeGreen was founded by a group of Cornell alumni who met as student-team leaders for the 2005 Solar Decathlon Team. (May 22, 2008)

Projecting success: Nanotech startup wins entrepreneurship prize

Ithaca-based Mezmeriz Inc., founded by Shahyaan Desai '00 and led by Bradley Treat, MBA 2002, won for most innovative and growth-oriented emerging business in central New York state. (May 7, 2008)

Cornell benefactor John Butler Babcock '48 dies at age 85

John Butler Babcock, a Cornell 'foremost benefactor,' was active in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell Plantations and the Johnson Museum.

U.S. News & World Report ranks CU's engineering graduate program ninth in nation

Cornell's College of Engineering has the ninth-best graduate program in the country, up one spot from year-earlier rankings, according to U.S. News and World Report. (April 7, 2008)

Integrity critical for leadership, but executive salaries 'not an overriding issue,' says American Express CEO

In an interview with USA Today reporter David Lieberman on campus April 3, American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault shared thoughts on success, leadership and business strategies.

Much-honored and beloved Cornell faculty member <br /> Joe Thomas takes helm of Johnson School

Joe Thomas, a noted scholar, dynamic teacher and proven academic administrator, has been named dean of Cornell's world-renowned Johnson School. Thomas has been serving as interim dean since June 2007. (March 27, 2008)

'We're an academic institution, but we're training people for a practical world': Johnson School Dean Joe Thomas

Dean Joe Thomas sat down this week with Cornell Chronicle writer Anne Ju to discuss some of his ideas and goals as he takes over leadership of the Johnson School. (March 27, 2008)

Whitaker recognized by county for saving student's life

Terri Whitaker, office manager at the Sage Management Library in the Johnson School and a trained emergency medical technician, recently saved the life of a Cornell student who had gone into cardiac arrest. (March 25, 2008)