The board of trustees has approved Cornell’s 2014-15 budget, which calls for a 3.26 percent increase in the cost of attendance – tuition, room and board, and mandatory fees – for most undergraduate students living on campus.
Janet Corson-Rikert, associate vice president for health services, has been recognized nationally for her "exceptional service and commitment to the field of college health."
Children in schools with vegetable gardens got 10 minutes more of exercise than before their schools had gardens, reports a study on the benefits of school gardens.
Facial expressions are rooted in emotional responses that exploit how our eyes gather and focus light to detect an unknown threat, reports a study by neuroscientist by Adam Anderson in the journal Psychological Science.
Vice President KyuJung Whang, chair of the Cornell United Way Campaign, makes a final request for pledges and donations as the campaign reaches the 98 percent mark.
Danny Bernstein ’14 will workshop his musical theater songs for industry professionals in Los Angeles in May and has a new full-length original musical debuting at the Schwartz Center next month.
“The Long Wait," a four-minute film written by Juliette Ramírez Corazón, College of Arts and Sciences advising dean and Latino Student Success Office adviser, premieres March 24.
William H. “Bill” Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corp. and trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be on campus for the Oct. 1 dedication of Bill & Melinda Gates Hall.
Life will imitate art when Ed Helms, the actor who portrayed the fictional Cornell alumnus Andy Bernard ’93 on the television comedy “The Office,” speaks at Senior Convocation on Saturday, May 24, during Cornell’s 2014 Graduation Weekend.
