Trying to rebuild the World Trade Center involved a multitude of obstacles, said experts involved in the project, all Cornell alumni, at a panel discussion in New York City July 18. (July 27, 2011)
Lee H. Melvin, vice president for enrollment planning and management at the University of Connecticut, has been named Cornell's associate vice provost for enrollment, effective Sept. 15.
Cornell President David J. Skorton will encourage Congress July 26 to revise immigration policies so more foreign experts can join the U.S. workforce. (July 25, 2011)
Cornell President David Skorton led a committee that triggered the Ivy League presidents to accept a new series of recommendations that cut the number of concussions in football. (July 21, 2011)
Cornell has announced that it will answer the call issued by Mayor Michael Bloomberg July 19 to create a world-class applied science and engineering campus in the city.
Two new leadership appointments in the Graduate School have been filled by external candidates who bring strengths in inclusion, mentoring, grant-writing and graduate student professional development. (July 19, 2011)
The 13th annual Staff Education Exploration Day (S.E.E.D.) will be held July 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., in G10 Biotech, featuring the educational opportunities that are available to Cornell staff members.
Cornell University Police placed second in a national competition of university law enforcement agencies for its work in campus traffic safety. (July 18, 2011)
Lecturer and fiction writer Elizabeth Tshele, MFA '10, whose pen name is NoViolet Bulawayo, has won the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing, for her short story 'Hitting Budapest.' (July 15, 2011)
