President Martha E. Pollack, Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi announced safety measures for students returning to Cornell's Ithaca campus for the spring semester.
A new study co-authored by Cornell's James Sethna and published in PLoS Computational Biology shows that making cells stop dividing does not stop tumor growth as previously believed. (Jan. 19, 2012)
The Class of 2017 – 3,282 freshmen from 48 states and 56 countries – reflects significant gains in diversity at Cornell, with the highest recorded numbers of students of color, black/African-American students and international citizens in an incoming class.
Corning Inc. CEO Wendell Weeks said his company has survived and thrived for 163 years by embracing research-based innovation in a campus talk Nov. 17.
The 20th annual Cornell Asian Alumni Association Banquet in New York City Jan. 22 raised funds for the Pan-Asian Garden at Cornell Plantations. (Feb. 1, 2011)
A diverse group of researchers received a five-year, $10 million United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant to find a solution to citrus greening disease.
The research uses new methods to make a stronger case for government intervention to prevent obesity, says lead author John Cawley, professor of policy analysis and management and of economics. (April 4, 2012)
Graduate students and faculty in the Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers Study Group will discuss ghost stories at its fall meeting, Oct. 2 at Flora Rose House. (Sept. 29, 2010)
Cornell's Senior Leaders Climate Action Group will host a public forum March 28 to discuss "Options for Achieving a Carbon Neutral Campus by 2035" from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Hotel Ithaca.