Students form nucleus for sustainability alliance

Passionate about strengthening sustainability, battling climate change and improving a polluted world, Cornell students met Dec. 6 to begin forming an alliance of more than three dozen campus sustainability groups.

Computer scientist Eva Tardos honored as ICIAM lecturer

Éva Tardos, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Science, has been honored with an invitation from the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics to speak at its upcoming conference.

Graduates at Auburn prison praise Cornell program

Thirteen Auburn Correctional Facility inmates received their diplomas at the Cornell Prison Education Program's second commencement ceremony Dec. 10.

Things to Do, Dec. 12-Jan. 23

Events on campus include a reception for the Johnson Museum's renovated galleries, the Cornell Concerto Competition, career explorations and a free screening of "It's a Wonderful Life."

Jessica Bibliowicz to lead WCMC board, as Sandy Weill retires

After 20 years of leadership that transformed Weill Cornell Medical College into a global health care enterprise, Sanford I. Weill ’55 will retire as chair of the Board of Overseers Jan. 1. Jessica M. Bibliowicz ’81, a financial services entrepreneur who has served on the board for the past decade, will succeed him.

Milk marketing: Risks and rewards for agri-entrepreneurs

Risk-taking entrepreneurs were lauded at the Dec. 9 Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference, where Steve Kyle made his 2015 predictions.

In Arts and Sciences, reading every admission application

Faculty readers and others comb every application to the College of Arts and Sciences to select its freshman class.

Faculty and Staff Assistance Program relocates in C-town

During the week of Dec. 15, FSAP will move to a fully renovated office suite a block down from its current Collegetown location. The new office has a private entrance, and better serves the needs of its clients for confidentiality and privacy.

Cornell joins effort to fight global hunger

Cornell has joined nearly 50 universities in a commitment to address global hunger. University leaders will sign the Presidents’ Commitment to Food and Nutrition Security Dec. 9 at the United Nations.