Almost half the participating Graduate School and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences graduate fields were included within the top 10 range of rankings in a National Research Council survey.
Events on campus this week include a Mid-Autumn Festival of Asian culture, historical activities at Judy's Day, the annual Atkinson Forum with filmmaker Randy Olson, lectures, films and readings. (Sept. 15, 2011)
Cornell Graduation Weekend, May 29-30, includes a host of events, including Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House, speaking at Convocation on May 29, and President David Skorton at Commencement, May 30. (May 12, 2010)
A silver World Congress of Biomechanics Young Investigator Award went to Cynthia Reinhart-King, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, for her work in cellular mechanics. (June 1, 2010)
At the women's hockey game against Harvard Nov. 12, more than 1,400 fans cheered the Big Red to a 5-3 victory and raised $1,630 for the Cornell United Way Campaign. (Nov. 16, 2011)
Cornell has been tapped as one of five Sun Grant Centers of Excellence - regional hubs that will solicit and fund proposals that focus on using renewable agricultural resources to produce heat, electricity and fuel, natural products, such as biopesticides and bioherbicides, and industrial chemicals.
Nominations are being sought from among the faculty for positions as house deans and professors at two West Campus houses for terms beginning in July 2016.
The assistant professor of government has been awarded this year's R.O. Keohane Award for the best research article by an untenured scholar published in the journal International Organization. (Aug. 11, 2010)