The benefits open enrollment period is Nov. 1-21, giving endowed faculty and staff the opportunity to make changes to their health, dental and legal insurance plans. New health and dental plan rates have also been released.
A new economic impact report for 2013 shows that Cornell helped buffer Tompkins County from the national economic downturn that began in 2008, and has spurred growth in the region in the years since. Through volunteer activity alone, Cornell contributed more than $27 million to New York state.
Planning students converged last month on one of New York City's underappreciated historic landmarks: Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, the site of the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Elizabeth Garrett, the university’s newly named 13th president and the first woman to hold the post, discussed a wide range of issues at a press conference Sept. 30.
