The Freeman Foundation has awarded Cornell a new grant that will enhance language instruction in Chinese and Korean on campus and support the China and Asia-Pacific Studies major. (Oct. 21, 2008)
Weill Cornell Medical College has received a major $7.6-million award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to establish a consortium that will support three clinical trials on new ways to help patients with cardiopulmonary disease.
A coalition of presidents from nine independent and public colleges and universities released the following statement in Albany today (Feb. 26) to stress the importance of higher education.
Cornell's monitoring of Cayuga Lake water quality could become part of a much more extensive system, if the several organizations currently monitoring the lake and surrounding watershed can work together. (Oct. 5, 2007)
Strategies for improving retention and achievement among minority college students were explored at a conference sponsored by Cornell, the Teagle Foundation and Credit Suisse, Oct. 2-3 in New York City. (Oct. 4, 2007)
Cornell University President David Skorton has been honored with a national award for his work with government officials on behalf of state and land-grant universities. (March 2, 2012)
As Arecibo faces funding cuts and possible closure, NAIC director Bob Brown discusses the telescope's capabilities, its future and why it's a vital instrument. (Jan. 18, 2007)
Your college freshman finally comes home for a break, dumps the laundry on the floor and disappears for most of the week. Your daughter is devastated: She was rushed but received no sorority bids.
Morgan Fleischman of the School of Hotel Administration, Darius Niknamfard of the ILR School and Steven Shterenberg of the College of Arts and Sciences have won Gilman Scholarships to study abroad. (Dec. 16, 2009)