Radiation oncology department created at Weill Cornell

Dr. Silvia C. Formenti, an international expert in the use of radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer, has been appointed chair of the newly established Department of Radiation Oncology at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Forensics team wins debate championship

A Cornell Forensics Society team made up of Julia Montejo ’17 and Jose Martinez ’18 took top honors in the Spanish division of the Pan American University Debating Championship Jan. 25 in Miami, Florida.

Physicist explores life’s 'most beautiful phenomena'

Princeton theoretical physicist William Bialek will lecture on "More Perfect than We Imagined: A Physicist's View of Life" Wednesday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.

Panelists survey rise of radical right in Europe

Right-wing parties in Europe, like France's National Front, are taking advantage of anti-Muslim sentiment in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris, panelists said Feb. 27.

Gettleman shares anecdotes, offers advice

Jeffrey Gettleman ’94, East Africa bureau chief for The New York Times and a Pulitzer Prize winner, shared anecdotes from his time at Cornell and his career Feb. 25.

Students learn about educational diversity in Taos

Cornell students were immersed into “expeditionary learning” this January in a rural Taos, New Mexico, high school. They worked on multidisciplinary projects that get students out into the community.

Harris-Perry speaks on realities of struggle in MLK Lecture

MSNBC host and scholar Melissa Harris-Perry put the history of black struggle in America in perspective in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture, saying "The stories of struggle that we tell our children are incomplete."

University recognition restored for Sigma Pi fraternity

Sigma Pi fraternity can resume all activities, according to a statement from Vice President Joel Malina.

Police seek help with Jan. 26 bus accident investigation

The investigation of the Jan. 26 fatal accident on campus involving a TCAT bus and a pedestrian has examined all leads, and police are asking anyone who was in the area to call.