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Reunion forum showcases Institute for Healthy Futures

Rohit Verma highlighted the work of the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures during a Reunion Weekend forum June 11 hosted by the Classes of ’71 and ’76.

Business college will launch July 1; 'quick wins' on tap for 2016

The College of Business will make business education at Cornell better, not just bigger, Dean Soumitra Dutta said during Reunion festivities. He hosted the talk "Cornell College of Business: Update and Next Steps."

Olin Lecture reflects on philanthropy of Chuck Feeney '56

In the June 10 Olin Lecture, Christopher Oechsli, president and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, discussed the impact Charles F. Feeney '56 has had at Cornell and around the world.

Service remembers, honors Cornellians who died this year

The University Service of Remembrance and Thanskgiving, an annual service held in Sage Chapel during Reunion Weekend, remembers and honor classmates, colleauges and friends who have died in the past year.

Campus charisma emerges through Cornell Tech students

Entering a new age in education, Dan Huttenlocher, the dean and vice provost of Cornell Tech, explained the new school's charm and allure as it begins to bloom in New York City.

Conference shares latest youth development research

The sixth annual Youth Development Research Update June 1-2 in Ithaca, funded by the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research in the College of Human Ecology, covered a lot of ground.

Graduate writing program offers peer-focused support

Cornell's new Writing Groups Program is composed of peers who help motivate, support and advise domestic and international graduate students and postdocs on their writing.

Rawlings reflects on strength of American universities

Interim President Hunter Rawlings delivered the State of the University address, focusing on the role American research universities play in the nation and Cornell’s "remarkable role" as one of the great universities.

Cornell joins White House in pledge for post-prison higher ed

Cornell was among 15 institutions of higher education hosted by the White House June 10 as founding partners launching the Obama administration's Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge.

Downtown Cornell Store opens with ribbon-cutting

The Cornell Store on the Ithaca Commons opened June 9 with a ribbon-cutting and remarks by Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick and other local and Cornell representatives.

The Atlantic Philanthropies makes new grants to Cornell

The Atlantic Philanthropies has granted $10 million for the Center for the Study of Inequality, based in Arts and Sciences; $3.25 million for the Law School’s International Center on Capital Punishment; and $3 million toward a welcome center.

Cancer-causing virus strikes genetically vulnerable horses

A new study by an international research group led by scientists at Cornell's Baker Institute for Animal Health shows that genetic differences in immune function between horses account for skin tumors.