CU/Lehman Brothers alumni help launch <br />Cornell Wall Street program

Times may be rough on Wall Street, but Cornell alumni in the financial industry have a new resource for networking, professional development and for staying connected with their alma mater. (May 27, 2009)

In tough job market, Johnson School finds 'meaningful,' short-term work for students

The MBA Project Initiative offers students short-term work over the summer, paid and unpaid, at both large corporations and small nonprofits across the country. (May 26, 2009)

Cornell students provided critical translation services to victims of Binghamton violence

After 14 people were killed at a Binghamton immigration center, where many people don't speak English as their first language, Cornell students helped out for months, translating in 40 languages. (May 22, 2009)

'Big Give' winner Stephen Paletta '87 starts student service trip to Rwanda

Stephen Paletta '87, winner of the reality TV show 'Oprah's Big Give' in April 2008, is helping to organize a service-learning trip to Rwanda for eight Cornell students starting June 4. (May 19, 2009)

Thanking local soldiers for all they do

Cornell honored local members of Delta Company, Second Battalion, 108th Infantry Division that deployed to Afghanistan in 2008 and their families at a ceremony May 17 at Bailey Hall. (May 18, 2009)

Governor taps Skorton to lead economic panel

Cornell President David Skorton has been tapped by New York Gov. David Paterson to lead the Task Force on Diversifying the New York State Economy Through Industry-Higher Education Partnerships. (May 14, 2009)

Hoffmann honored for reaching out and building bridges

Roald Hoffmann, 1981 Nobel laureate in chemistry and the Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor Emeritus of Humane Letters at Cornell, has received the 2009 Public Service Award from the National Science Board. (May 14, 2009)

Undergrads taking hands-on learning to Africa by distributing free laptops

This summer, two Cornell undergraduates will hand out free laptops to 100 elementary schoolchildren in the rural city of Tidjikja, Mauritania, in northwest Africa, thanks to a $30,000 grant. (May 12, 2009)

Law School celebrates convocation

Cornell Law School's 261 graduates attended their convocation ceremony in Bailey Hall May 10. The annual event was conducted by Stewart J. Schwab, the Allan R. Tessler Dean and Professor of Law. (May 12, 2009)