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President Pollack welcomes Cornell community to fall semester

President Martha E. Pollack sends a message to the Cornell community welcoming everyone to campus on the first day of classes for the fall 2017 semester.

Cornell will ‘open new vistas,’ President Pollack tells incoming class

In her first Convocation address, President Martha E. Pollack said that Cornell University fosters intellectual and emotional growth and presents an opportunity to develop fresh interests, passions and ways of looking at the world.

Cornell, EDF partner on five environmental projects

Cornell University’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future and Environmental Defense Fund have announced five new research projects addressing urgent public health and environmental issues.

Girls uncover the past at Armenian archaeology camp

This summer, six Armenian girls got an insider’s view of a massive archaeological project in their home country thanks to Camp Aragats, an initiative of the U.S.-based Aragats Foundation, which was founded by Cornell archaeologists Lori Khatchadourian and Adam T. Smith.

BEAR Walk promotes community understanding

About 75 Cornell students and staff, Ithaca city officials, and Collegetown/Belle Sherman residents and business owners shared dinner, personal backgrounds and their perspectives on Collegetown at the fourth annual BEAR Walk, Aug. 17.

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Welcome: Move-in Day 2017

Cornell welcomed new students to campus during the annual Move-in Day Aug. 18. 

Fulbright recipients head off to global destinations

Fourteen Cornell students and recent alumni are setting out this fall for destinations around the world, thanks to grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

POST participants serve Ithaca area before classes start

For the 22nd year, a group of incoming Cornell undergraduates came to Ithaca for four days of community service through the Public Service Center’s Pre-Orientation Service Trips (POST), Aug. 13 to 18.

Things to Do, Aug. 18-25, 2017

Events on campus as the fall semester begins include free films for new students, an herb garden tour, National Waffle Day at Risley Dining, and exhibits at the Johnson Museum and Mann Library.

Meet Lynn Wooten, new dean of the Dyson School

Lynn Wooten joined Cornell July 1 as the David J. Nolan Dean and a professor of management and organizations in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. She recently discussed her new role, her sense of connection to Cornell’s mission and her strategic vision for the school.

White Coat ceremony launches students’ careers in medicine

Weill Cornell Medical College's Class of 2021 as received their short white coats during the institution's annual White Coat Ceremony Aug. 15. officially marking the beginning of their medical education.

Ithaca startup wins $250,000 in Southern Tier clean energy competition

Six clean-tech companies working at the intersection of technology and sustainability - including one co-founded by a Cornell graduate - will use 76West competition prize money to help build the clean energy economy in the Southern Tier.