Engaged Cornell has awarded its first Engaged Graduate Student Grants to 10 doctoral students, who are working with community and commercial partners on research projects for their dissertations.
A new book co-written by Morten Christiansen offers a revolutionary, unifying framework to understand the processing, acquisition and evolution of language.
In a statement, Vice President Joel Malina announced that Provost Michael Kotlikoff will preside over 2016 Commencement. Hunter Rawlings, who will take over as interim president April 25, has a prior commitment and will be unable to attend.
Cornell had its highest number of applications in university history for freshman admission this year, with 44,966 applicants for the Class of 2020. Students were notified of their selection status March 31 at 5 p.m.
Events this week include an artist talk and exhibition by Deborah Castillo, a conversation with BET Networks CEO Debra Lee, a choir of scholars, and a book talk by artist and professor Carl Ostendarp.
The university will open a Cornell Store on the Ithaca Commons later this spring. The announcement was part of a Cornell-sponsored regional conference on town-gown economic development.
Journalist and author Raza Rumi, resident writer at Ithaca City of Asylum, fled Pakistan after an assassination attempt two years ago and will give a talk on campus April 5, "Pakistan's Battle Against Violent Extremism."
Long-awaited, $700,000 upgrades to the 26-year-old Lindseth Climbing Wall in Bartels Hall will increase square footage by 25 percent, making it one of the top indoor climbing facilities in the nation.
A special enrollment period will be held April 11-22 for Cornell employees and their families wishing to enroll in CIGNA Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance.
