Trustees unanimously endorse Cornell's NYC Tech Campus

As Cornell finishes preparing a proposal for a New York City tech campus, the board of trustees voted unanimously to endorse the plan during a special meeting Oct. 12. (Oct. 17, 2011)

Sidney Tarrow receives Mellon fellowship to study rights and warfare

Professor Emeritus Sidney Tarrow will use $32,400 from the Mellon Foundation to explore when and how rights are protected or abused under conditions of modern warfare. (Oct. 13, 2011)

Unmarried couples can soon receive CU endowed benefits

Unmarried couples - whether opposite- or same-sex, in which one partner is an endowed faculty or staff member - will have the same access to Cornell's health and dental insurance, as of Jan. 1. (Oct. 13, 2011)

CU backs launch of 'Silicon Alley 500' tech recruitment event in NYC as exclusive academic partner

Cornell joins NYC-based tech star Next Jump as its exclusive academic partner to help launch a unique recruiting event to lure the East Coast's top minds and leading companies to the Big Apple. (Oct. 12, 2011)

Outdoor legend Horace Kephart's many Cornell roots

Cornell librarian Janet McCue has co-written an 80-page biographical introduction to a classic outdoors text whose author had many Cornell ties. (Oct. 11, 2011)

Q&A with Andrew Tisch on the Far Above campaign

In the second in a series of interviews with Cornell's campaign co-chairs, Andrew Tisch '71, member of the board of trustees and co-chair of Loews Corp., talks about philanthropy. (Oct. 6, 2011)

Christine Leuenberger to develop interactive course in Israel

Christine Leuenberger will return to Israel as a Fulbright specialist to create a new course that will engage diverse students via videoconferencing. (Oct. 6, 2011)

Four Cornell faculty win PECASE awards

Cornell scientists Salman Avestimehr, David Erickson, John C. March and Kyle Shen are recipients of this year's Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. (Oct. 3, 2011)

New Beimfohr Lecture gift will bring speakers on faith and society to campus

The Alan T. and Linda M. Beimfohr Lecture series will bring intellectuals to campus to address issues related to faith in a pluralistic society. Historian John Sommerville will give the inaugural talk Oct. 12. (Oct. 3, 2011)