Industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata will discuss corporate social responsibility and his company's revolutionary new car, the Tata Nano, at events during 2009 Reunion Weekend, June 4-7. (May 27, 2009)
Harry Katz, the Kenneth F. Kahn Dean and the Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining, was reappointed dean of the ILR School by the Cornell Board of Trustees. His second term begins in 2010. (May 27, 2009)
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)
Cornell has made good progress in recruiting a diverse faculty of academics early in their careers but must focus on retaining them as they climb to the upper ranks, Vice Provost Elizabeth Mannix reports. (May 27, 2009)
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)
The Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future will fund five projects this year to stimulate original and cross-disciplinary work in sustainability science.
Cornell will test its emergency notification system beginning at 12:15 p.m., May 27; these systems include the sirens/public address system and a staff-only test of voice and text messaging. (May 26, 2009)
From working with school groups and garden clubs to actively participating in his church and the local Chamber of Commerce, Michael Farrell spends much of his time in community service. (May 26, 2009)
The Staff Retirement Incentive program allowed Warner, supervisor of physical therapy at Gannett Health Services, to move up her timeframe in transitioning to part-time work, taking classes and traveling.
President David Skorton, Vice President Mary Opperman and Dean of the Faculty Bill Fry will give brief remarks in honor of Cornell's departing staff and faculty. (May 26, 2009)
In a thrilling, heartbreaking finish, the Cornell men's lacrosse team lost in overtime to Syracuse University at the NCAA championship game in Foxborough, Mass., 10-9. (May 25, 2009)
