Three student teams took home prizes April 16-17 in contests held during Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s Celebration conference, while another 10 teams presented their final pitches at eLab’s Demo Day.
President David Skorton and Vice President Susan Murphy issued a statement thanking the Ithaca and Cornell communities for their response to the fire that displaced 48 people and burned down the Chapter House.
Three undergraduates have received top prizes in the "My Cornell" writing and video contests held in honor of the university's sesquicentennial year. The winning essays and video will be showcased at the April 25 "Sights and Sounds” panel.
Soumitra Dutta, dean of Johnson and co-author of Global Information Technology Report, calls for greater urgency in bringing the benefits of information technology to more global economies and citizens.
Charles Phlegar, vice president for alumni affairs and development since 2006, has announced he will be leaving Cornell on June 30 to become vice president for advancement at Virginia Tech.
Authorities say there was no immediate danger as Cornell University Police and the Endicott Bomb Squad safely removed a small, improvised explosive device from a campus building Tuesday, April 14.
Gabrielle Giffords, M.R.P. ’96, and her husband, Mark Kelly, will be the speakers for Cornell’s Convocation May 23. As a member of Congress Giffords survived an assassination attempt in 2011.
James J. Eyster Jr., Ph.D. ’77, a School of Hotel Administration professor emeritus of finance, accounting and real estate, died April 7 in Ithaca after suffering a stroke.
Events this week include Yamatai's annual drum concert, 'Inherent Vice' and other films with alumni credits; a Science Cabaret on honeybees and a concerto by graduate student composer Loren Loiacono.
