The Department of Astronomy will celebrate the life and work of William Gordon, founder of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 15, in G10 Biotech. (April 14, 2010)
Once again AARP has placed Cornell on its list of 'Best Employers for Workers Over 50,' and Working Mother magazine named CU to its '100 Best Companies' for working mothers. (Sept. 25, 2007)
Jessica Govea Thorbourne, a labor educator with Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations in New York City and a founding organizer of Cesar Chavez's United Farm Workers (UFW) Union, died Jan. 23, 2005.
Richard Dunning '13 and Matthew Cong '11 have received Xerox Technical Minority Scholarships, which recognize high academic achievement in the fields of science, engineering and technology. (April 13, 2010)
The body of a Cornell alumnus was found along a Cascadilla Creek gorge trail the morning of Dec. 5. The apparent cause of death was an accidental fall into the gorge, according to Ithaca Police. (Dec. 5, 2012)
Cornell University Library has expanded its 2CUL partnership with Columbia University Library to share Latin American and Iberian studies collections and development.
About 6,000 graduates will receive their degrees this weekend, May 23-24. Obama strategist David Plouffe is the Convocation speaker May 23, and President David Skorton will deliver the Commencement address May 24.
Students from the top U.S. business schools will compete in the first-ever MBA Stock Pitch Competition this April 3 and 4 at Cornell. The competition for future stock analysts is sponsored by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell. It takes place at the Johnson School's Parker Center for Investment Research in Sage Hall in the center of campus. The competition will provide a platform for students to showcase their stock picking and presentation skills, considered an important part of an analyst's job in the investment industry. The first-place team will receive a $3,000 award and the second-place team, an award of $1,500. (March 27, 2003)
The System of Rice Intensification, a method of growing rice that enhances crop yields and is resilient to climate change, won the international Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security.
First-year architecture students bond through teamwork and celebrate in costume every March at their annual Dragon Day Parade. The century-old Cornell tradition continues Friday, March 25 at 1 p.m.