Almost 90 percent of students laud their CU experience

The Cornell PULSE (Perceptions of Undergraduate Life and Student Experiences) Survey finds that student satisfaction, overall and with various aspects of the Cornell experience, remains high. (May 12, 2011)

Legendary Cornell baseball coach Ted Thoren dies at 89

Ted Thoren, who led his teams baseball and football teams to more wins than any Cornell coach in a decades-long, storied career, died in Ithaca at age 89. (May 11, 2011)

Playwright, Broadway director Arthur Laurents dies at 93

Arthur Laurents '37, a reigning figure on Broadway and in Hollywood for six decades for his work on such productions as 'West Side Story' and 'The Way We Were,' died May 5. He was 93. (May 10, 2011)

Cornell Child Care Center receives top national accreditation

The Cornell Child Care Center received top scores and accreditation from early education's highest national mark of quality, the National Association for the Education of Young Children. (May 10, 2011)

Parking system revamped to reflect campus changes

Cornell has simplified its parking permit structure and is changing its parking rates to meet changing user needs, promote sustainable commuting practices, and meet the costs of parking maintenance. (May 10, 2011)

Student dies in Collegetown fire

An accidental house fire in Collegetown in the early hours of May 6 claimed the life of Brian Lo, 21, a senior in the School of Hotel Administration from East Rockaway, N.Y. (May 6, 2011)

Slope Day 2011 dawns sunny, fun-filled

Slope Day, the annual event celebrating the last day of classes, spilled over Libe Slope May 6. The weather cooperated nicely, with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-60s. (May 6, 2011)

Tropical soil expert, Professor Emeritus Robert Van Wambeke, dies at 84

Armand Robert Henri Van Wambeke, age 84, professor emeritus of international soils whose automated land evaluation system was used around the world, died May 2 at Kendal at Ithaca. (May 5, 2011)

Children learn 'possibilities for their lives' at Bring a Child to Work Day

Nearly 400 children learn about careers and possibilities for their lives at Bring a Child to Work Day. (May 5, 2011)