Cornell will honor its first-ever 80th Reunion class and philanthropist Chuck Feeney '56 will give the annual Olin Lecture June 10 in Bailey Hall, as part of Reunion 2011 weekend, June 9-12. (June 2, 2011)
Professors Sheila Hemami, Karl Niklas and David Lipsky have been named Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellows for outstanding teaching and mentoring of Cornell undergraduates.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first clinical trial in humans of brightly glowing 'Cornell Dots' to aid in diagnosing and treating cancer. (Jan. 31, 2011)
Cornell's SRI (System of Rice Intensification) International Network and Resources Center helped train 17 Haitians recently in how to train farmers to improve rice productivity in the northern Coronel-Dubre region of Haiti.
Cornell engineers and nutritionists have created a swift solution for a challenging global health problem: a low-cost, rapid test to detect iron and vitamin A deficiencies at the point of care.
Cornell President David Skorton led a committee that triggered the Ivy League presidents to accept a new series of recommendations that cut the number of concussions in football. (July 21, 2011)
Michael Curtis Augustin, a 33-year-old undergraduate died June 3 at Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. The cause of death is still being determined.
Healthy Relationships, an initiative to raise awareness of how to best promote positive relationships launched this fall with candy and positive quotes in Cornell’s North Campus and Collegetown residential communities.