More than 300 stories or university statements that mentioned COVID-19 were posted on the Cornell Chronicle website in 2020; it was, without question, the story of the year. We look back at the past 12 months.
Mary Opperman, vice president and chief human resources officer, and Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life, issued a statement Nov. 2 reiterating the university's support for transgender, intersex and nonbinary students.
The Nov. 28 Red Hot Hockey game at Madison Square Garden featured an on-ice appearance by Cornell President Elizabeth Garrett, an Olympic medalist and a marriage proposal before ending in a 3-3 tie.
The Big Red has launched The Big Red Vine, a new social network of Cornellians in the wine industry. That event was followed by a dinner paired with the panelists' respective wines at the Cornell Club, Oct. 23 in New York City.
Forget the Florida foolishness. So long, sand and sun. Cornell students traveled the concrete world of Manhattan’s Upper West Side to spend their own spring break at the Goddard Riverside Community Center.
NYC discounted round-trip tickets are now available to Cornell faculty, staff and their guests, March 10, April 14, May 5 and June 2, through Cornell Recreation Connection and Swarthout Coaches.
The first-ever Yiddish Theater Festival in the Finger Lakes stars New York City’s New Yiddish Rep and includes four events over three nights, Sept. 8-10.
New York City has a commitment to plant 1 million trees by 2017, and Cornell researchers are helping by aiding in the development of the research agenda for the large-scale urban forestry project. (March 9, 2010)