Michael Wagner ’86, a wealth management adviser for National Football League coaches and high-profile professional athletes, offered tips on "how to create your own good luck," Sept. 20 on campus.
His appointment is effective Aug. 1. Delgado will succeed Donald R. Gordon, who has served as interim university architect since January. (June 11, 2007)
The School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering introduced a new course this year on renewable fuels, taught by Samir Somaiya, executive director of the Godavari Sugar Mills Ltd. in India. (May 7, 2008)
Cornell's 10-year-old Bias Response Program is being reviewed by three campus organizations; four March forums will be held to gather general Cornell community feedback on the program. (Feb. 17, 2011)
How safe is New York state according to the people who live here? What do New Yorkers believe are the most pressing problems facing the state today? And how does the state stack up as a place to find good jobs with benefits and room for advancement? The answers to those and a range of other questions can make an enormous difference in everything from state policies to federal grants. But while many other states have long had reliable, nonpartisan annual survey data on their residents, New York state hasn't until now. This June the results of the first ever Cornell Empire State Poll will be released. The new poll is a joint initiative between the Survey Research Institute (SRI) at Cornell University and Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, with assistance from the Department of Communication and other research departments. (April 30, 2003)
Meridian 180, an online and transpacific think tank in three languages for multidisciplinary working groups from around the world to promote real policy changes, has officially launched. (March 20, 2012)
Leon Heppel, a Cornell professor emeritus of biochemistry and a former National Institutes of Health scientist, died of complications from a respiratory infection April 9 in Ithaca, N.Y. (April 21, 2010)
Cornell researchers have created new DNA molecules that can detect pathogens and deliver drugs to cells when they form long chains called polymers. (May 19, 2009)
Most lawns in New York already have enough phosphorus and don't need supplementation, especially if clippings are left on lawns, according to recent research by Marty Petrovic of Cornell. (May 7, 2007)
The Executive Committee of the Cornell University Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets in Manhattan Thursday, April 10, at 2 p.m. at the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St. The public session will include a report from President Hunter Rawlings and an update on the State University of New York (SUNY) budget. (April 04, 2003)