Students have launched Practice Makes Perfect, a nonprofit student organization that pairs high school students with fifth-graders for summer mentoring. (Dec. 7, 2011)
The U.S. Department of Education has renewed its support for Cornell to continue a program to support and encourage underrepresented students who want to pursue doctoral degrees.
Vice President Susan Murphy, responding to the appeal by Delta Kappa Epsilon, upheld the revocation decision but reduced the loss of recognition period from a minimum of three years to two years.
Four undergraduates and two staff leaders spent a week dogsledding, camping and skiing in northern Minnesota on a Cornell Outdoor Education trip in early January. (March 7, 2012)
In an Oct. 25 lecture, William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said that there's no magic wand to fix economy, but the Fed is providing essential support. (Oct. 26, 2010)
Retail consultant and author Robin Lewis said that retailing is undergoing a virtual revolution, where consumers have the power, in an Oct. 21 lecture. (Oct. 25, 2010)
Researchers have developed the Cornell Soil Health Test to evaluate soil response to management on different types of land. It's intended to assess changes due to gas drilling work. (March 31, 2010)
Andre Bensadoun, Cornell professor emeritus of nutritional sciences, was named an honorary professor at the l'Institut Polytechnique de Toulouse, France, for his lifetime accomplishments.