Cornell ramps up its West Coast connections

Cornell's Division of Alumni Affairs and Development is strengthening its connection to West Coast alumni, parents, friends and a growing pool of current and prospective students. (Sept. 4, 2012)

VPs issue statement on reported assaults

Vice Presidents Murphy and Opperman informed the community about three assaults that occurred Sept. 2 and urged everyone to take safety precautions. The investigations are continuing. (Sept. 2, 2012)

Court dismisses discrimination and retaliation claims

On Aug. 27, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed all claims brought against Cornell University by former ILR senior extension associate Francine Moccio. (Aug. 30, 2012)

Grant fuels 'back-to-nature' approach to teacher education

The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $300,000 to help Cornell transform how it prepares new teachers to educate the next generation of scientists - and citizens. (Aug. 28, 2012)

Angela Gonzales brings hope to the Hopi

Angela Gonzales, associate professor of development sociology, frequently returns to her childhood home, the Hopi Indian reservation in Arizona, to conduct cancer research and offer education. (Aug. 27, 2012)

Former president of Chile to give Bartels lecture

The former president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, now a United Nations undersecretary general and executive director of UN Women, will lecture on 'Women and the New Development Paradigm' Sept. 4. (Aug. 27, 2012)

World-renowned mathematician William Thurston dies at 65

At age 37, Thurston won the Fields Medal, which mathematicians regard as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for mathematics. (Aug. 24, 2012)

Student injured in morning skateboarding accident

Police are reporting that freshman Justin Khalil, 19, lost control of his skateboard, ran a stop sign, and collided with a truck Aug. 24 on Thurston Avenue. He was transported to the hospital with leg injuries. (Aug. 24, 2012)

Prep work begins for net installation on bridges

Cornell has begun installing steel-mesh net systems on seven gorge bridges as part of its comprehensive approach to suicide prevention. Barring weather delays, the net systems should be installed by Jan. 1, 2013. (Aug. 23, 2012)