Each spring semester, 36 scholars, representing approximately 1 percent of the graduating class, are named to receive this honor by the deans of each of the seven undergraduate colleges.
On May 6, Cornell presented the second Women of Color Roundtable as well as first Men of Color Roundtable. The women's theme was 'Building Bridges Across Difference'; the men's theme, 'Include and Connect.' (May 15, 2008)
A new scholarship program funded with a $5 million gift from the Dyson Foundation will soon benefit top students in the Undergraduate Business Program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. (Feb. 1, 2007)
Horticulturists, authors and landscape designers - plus one ecologist, one mycologist and one literary critic - are in the lineup for the Fall '99 Cornell Plantations Seminar Series with 10 Wednesday evening lectures, starting Sept. 8 at Cornell.
Cornell University will commemorate the tragic attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with a week of discussions and remembrances titled "Reflections on 9/11," Susan H. Murphy, vice president for student and academic services, announced today (Aug. 29).
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today (Sept. 20) named Jon Kleinberg, Cornell professor of computer science, among the 25 new MacArthur Fellows - the so-called "Genius Awards" - for 2005. He will receive $500,000 in no-strings-attached support over the next five years.
Cornell University officials today (April 2) filed a legal challenge to a decision by the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission (ILPC) last December that denied the university's application for a "Certificate of Appropriateness" for a parking lot designed as part of its West Campus Residential Initiative. The university filed papers with the New York State Supreme Court for Tompkins County, pursuant to Article 78 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules. The university's lawsuit states the ILPC's denial of Cornell's application on Dec. 18, 2003, was arbitrary and capricious because it was made without regard to the facts in the record and did not contain a reasoned elaboration for its conclusions as required by New York law. (April 02, 2004)