Milt Kogan graduates this weekend. The 71-year-old Hollywood actor, medical doctor and Peace Corps volunteer will then stay in town for two more weeks after Commencement -- to attend his 50th Cornell Reunion. (May 23, 2007)
In 2005, two students created a hip-hop version of the Cornell alma mater. The song, called 'Da Alma Mada,' began as a class project and has since gained popularity among students and faculty.
Small Times magazine's third annual survey of top nanotechnology institutions placed Cornell in the top 10 of every category listed, including research, education and facilities. (May 22, 2007)
Although Andrew Dickson White introduced a bill into the New York State Senate in 1865 to establish Cornell University and its reception was positive, its passage was by no means a sure thing. (May 22, 2007)
Shelley Feldman, professor of development sociology, will bring an international perspective to Cornell's Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies program when she becomes its director July 1. (May 22, 2007)
The university has issued a list of special changes for roads and parking on campus to accommodate Commencement Weekend activities, May 25-27. (May 22, 2007)
Cornell was one of five organizations awarded an Equal Employment Opportunity Award for demonstrated exemplary efforts in achieving equal employment opportunity in the workplace. (May 21, 2007)
Cornell Publications and Marketing, University Photography and the Cornell Chronicle in garnered five medals in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education 2007 competition. (May 21, 2007)
Adam and Emilie Liebhoff will both graduate with their MBAs this May, three months after Emilie gave birth to their daughter, Lilly. During school Emilie also launched a business, a mother/daughter sports camp. (May 21, 2007)
Associate professor of music Steven Pond's book, 'Head Hunters: The Making of Jazz's First Platinum Album,' received a Guthrie Book Award from the International Association for the Study of Popular Music. (May 21, 2007)
