Susan Henry, professor and former dean of Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been awarded the highest honor bestowed by the New York State Agricultural Society. (Jan. 9, 2012)
Weill Cornell Medical College has received a $75 million gift from Sandra and Edward Meyer ‘48 and the Sandra and Edward Meyer Foundation to enhance the medical college’s cancer research and care programs.
Past and present Cornell presidents took the Bailey Hall stage during Charter Day Weekend to offer insights on some of the most pressing issues in the future of higher education.
Restaurateurs have traditionally opposed modest hikes to the minimum wages, saying the boosts hurt their industry. But School of Hotel Administration experts say those worries are unfounded.
President David Skorton, Technion President Peretz Lavie, Provost Kent Fuchs, Sandy Weill, Bob Appel and others comment on the Cornell and Technion partnership's winning bid.
Cornell's New York City footprint may soon grow larger with the addition of a new applied sciences research center and campus. The university plans to respond to a Request for Proposals for the project this summer.
Student success is the paramount goal of the College of Business Dean Soumitra Dutta told students May 11. "Your success is our success, not just on the job market upon graduation, but long term in your careers," he said.
More than 50 students from five student groups, in addition to Cornell senior administrators and other employees, volunteered at Employee Celebration, which hosted about 3,200 Cornell employees, retirees and their families.
To control the destructive alfalfa snout beetle, researchers have posted a manual online to inform farmers how raise and apply microscopic worms. This biocontrol method has proven effective.