Visiting ACE fellow learns from Cornell's 'complexities'

Cornell is hosting SUNY Oswego administrator and communication professor Kristen Eichhorn as an American Council on Education fellow, a national university leadership development initiative.

Undergrad researchers make pitches at CURBx

At Cornell's version of TEDx Talks – CURBx – seven undergraduate students explained their humanities and STEM research in five-minute presentations Nov. 21 in McGraw Hall.

Freshmen tackle upper-level math in special course

Every Wednesday night, students gather in the math lounge of Malott Hall and spend 2.5 hours huddled around chalkboards and poring over textbooks as they seek solutions to vexing math problems.

Rawlings reaffirms Cornell's commitment to founding principles

Interim President Hunter Rawlings reaffirmed Cornell's commitment to the principle of "any person, any study" in message to the entire community Nov. 22.

Rawlings offers lessons in leadership to economics class

Dealing with controversy, and consulting with the right constituencies, are part of the job of leading a university, Interim President Hunter Rawlings told students as guest lecturer in the class Economics of the University.

Global Leadership fellows: passion to improve the planet

The Cornell Alliance for Science graduated its 2016 cohort of Global Leadership fellows Nov. 15. The 28 fellows represent 13 nations and three continents.

Mexican eatery idea wins 'pitch deck' competition

A plan for an authentic Mexican food eatery won top honors and $3,000 in the Pitch Deck Competition, sponsored by Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship Nov. 17.

Ahmed Ahmed '17 named 2017 Rhodes scholar

Ahmed Ahmed '17, a biological sciences major, is one of 32 students selected for a 2017 Rhodes Scholarship.

Vice President KyuJung Whang bound for Princeton

KyuJung Whang, vice president for infrastructure, properties and planning, has accepted the position of vice president for facilities at Princeton University. His last day at Cornell will be Jan. 20, 2017.