A number of faculty and staff responded with a pledge to the 2013 Cornell United Way Campaign, bringing the university to nearly 95 percent of its goal.
The inaugural class of international faculty fellows received research funding and contributed to interdisciplinary collaboration through their colleges and the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.
Cornell University and its Center for Transformative Action will received a 2016 Ashoka U-Cordes Innovation Award recognizing top higher education approaches to social entrepreneurship.
Fifteen students from the Dryden and Spencer-Van Etten middle schools made movies at Cornell this summer in a program that emphasized visual interpretation and expression, and technical and teamwork skills needed to develop a story from idea to film.
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.
A new graduate-level course that teaches students to communicate scientific ideas to a wide audience has helped to enhance a popular Ithaca children's museum.
Community engaged learning courses in the College of Arts and Sciences help students learn better and contribute more through reflection and action. (Nov. 7, 2012)
In her first Convocation address, President Martha E. Pollack said that Cornell University fosters intellectual and emotional growth and presents an opportunity to develop fresh interests, passions and ways of looking at the world.