Surveys show faculty, staff mostly positive about work at Cornell

According to two recent universitywide surveys, most faculty and staff members are 'very satisfied' or 'somewhat satisfied' with their work and the collegial environment at Cornell.

Admitted Class of '21 sets new application, diversity records

Cornell received its highest-ever number of applications for freshman admission, and a record number of underrepresented minority students are among those offered admission to the Class of 2021.

Heavy metal: This year's dragon will make some noise

With the theme "Louder Together," 58 first-year architecture students aim to unite the campus and celebrate their diversity and collective voice at the annual Dragon Day parade March 31.

Colleagues salute retiring university librarian Anne Kenney

Anne Kenney, the Carl A. Kroch University Librarian, was regaled with an original haiku, a performance of a rewritten Doors song, gifts and a sustained standing ovation at her retirement party March 30.

Alpha Xi Delta sorority placed on interim suspension

The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life has announced that Alpha Xi Delta sorority has committed a serious violation of the University Recognition Policy and has been placed on interim suspension status.

Former Japan prime minister discusses nuclear plant disaster

Naoto Kan, Japan’s prime minister from 2010 to 2011, discussed his experience leading his country through the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in a March 28 talk at the Statler Auditorium.

$750K photography initiative leverages Cornell resources

Cornell University Library and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art are collaborating on a four-year initiative engaging Cornell photography collections and sharing staff and resources in new ways.

NYC tunnel-borer named for Cornell engineer, suffragist

A tunnel-boring machine that will repair New York City's Delaware Aqueduct has been named in honor of Nora Stanton Blatch Barney, Class of 1905, a suffragist civil engineer.

Cornell Police seek public comment for accreditation review

Assessors from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators will arrive on April 1 to examine Cornell University Police's policies, procedures, operations and management.