To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Cornell Outdoor Education Oct. 14-15, participants in New York City walked the Highline walking, had adventures in Central Park and a banquet at the Cornell Club. (Oct. 17, 2011)
Professor John Cawley and Dr. Mehmet Oz of TV fame find that peer mentors in at-risk high schools help students improve their diet and exercise regimens. (Oct. 17, 2011)
With more than 43,000 applications for admission to the Class of 2018, the highest number of freshman applications in university history, Cornell's prospective undergraduates are diverse and academically strong, while admissions have become more selective.
Tickets go on sale Aug. 26 for the Employee Celebration for staff, faculty, retirees and their families to be held Oct. 1. The event includes football against Wagner College and a community dinner. (Aug. 25, 2011)
For the first time, 99 percent of Cornell Law School graduates passed the New York Bar exam on their first try, an all-time record for the school and the highest pass rate of any law school in the state. (Dec. 8, 2008)
Katja C. Nowack, Cornell assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected by the Department of Energy to receive significant funding for research over five years.
To see how research can serve the public in urban and rural areas, the undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture turned to Cornell Cooperative Extension in New York City, Sept. 25. (Sept. 28, 2009)
A collaborative approach and a 2.5-acre field in Ithaca, with a drip irrigation system and a black-locust deer fence, are at the heart of Wood’s Earth’s four programs.
Allen Jiang '18, a chemical engineering major from Redmond, Washington, has won a 2017 Goldwater Scholarship, which recognizes top undergraduates in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.