When Ainslie begins her new position at Princeton Oct. 1, Paul Streeter, currently her deputy, will serve as Cornell interim vice president for planning and budget. (Aug. 8, 2008)
To open a new building by cutting a ribbon with scissors is so last millennium. Instead, the Sciencenter of Ithaca will use people power to melt a wire to officially open its new building Friday, Feb. 28. The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. at the museum, located at 601 First St.
Martha Van Rensselaer (1864-1932), co-founder of the College of Human Ecology at Cornell, will be inducted posthumously into the National 4-H Hall of Fame during the National 4-H Conference ceremonies March 22-23 in Chevy Chase, Md.
The traditional sounds of chimes, orchestra and chorus will accompany the pageantry surrounding inauguration ceremonies for David Skorton - as well as jazz, steel drums, Latin, klezmer and electronic music.
Events on campus this week include Reunion lectures and tours, Steven Strogatz lecture and preferred vendor show later in the week. A summer preview is also provided. (June 10, 2010)
Cornell is 'not in a dire crisis financially' despite the current market turmoil, President David Skorton told a campus audience, Sept. 24. Skorton will be issuing a message to the campus about the situation. (Sept. 25, 2008)
Cornell English professor Ellis Hanson delved into the satire and double entendres found in Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' at the 92nd Street Y in New York City June 29. (July 6, 2011)
More than 70 high school students learned about sustainable and just community food systems June 28-30 at Cornell's first Youth Grow Summit. (July 6, 2011)
Cornell University's Kids Growing Food program is accepting 2004 garden grant applications from elementary and secondary schoolteachers in New York state. The grants will help teachers establish or maintain a food garden on school grounds. The application deadline is Dec. 8, 2003. Kids Growing Food is the hands-on component of the New York Ag in the Classroom program. Its purpose is to teach students to understand how food grows by providing them with gardening experience at school. (October 31, 2003)