News & Events

Incoming students become involved citizens

Incoming first-year students volunteered with area organizations through the Pre-Orientation Service Trips (POST) program, Aug. 18-21.

Cornell continues to make its mark at state fair

From judging milkshake contests to tending goats; from nurturing animal births to assembling yogurt parfaits, Cornell makes a Big Red imprint on the Great New York State Fair.

Poet Phyllis Janowitz, professor emerita of English, dies

Poet and Professor Emerita of English Phyllis Janowitz has died. Janowitz, 84, passed away Aug. 17 in Montour Falls, New York.

Skorton to new students: 'Discover what excites you'

President David Skorton welcomed the Class of 2018 at the Convocation for New Students and Families at Schoellkopf Stadium Aug. 23.

Harpham to teach M.H. Abrams seminars this fall

Geoffrey Harpham, president and director of the National Humanities Center, will teach two M.H. Abrams seminars on campus this fall.

Area high schoolers are Upward Bound

Twenty-eight high school students participated in Cornell’s Upward Bound academic enrichment program this summer.

Class of 2018 is most selective in Cornell history

Cornell received 43,037 applications for freshman admission this year, the highest in university history; the incoming class is the most competitive and selective ever.

Poetry's evolutionary niche at Cornell Plantations

Poet Joanie Mackowski will present, “You're the Bee's Kinesis: Poetry and Coevolution,” as part of the Cornell Plantations’ William and Jane Torrence Harder Lecture Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Call Auditorium.

Sarah Ploss named Entrepreneur in Residence

Sarah Ploss, a seasoned business development and marketing strategist, has been named Cornell’s Entrepreneur in Residence for the 2014-15 academic year; she now is accepting appointments with students.