Mary Jo Bane, former assistant secretary of Health and Human Services (HSS) for Families and Children and commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services prior to her appointment with the Clinton administration, will speak Friday, Nov. 14, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in E405 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall at Cornell.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed Cornell's management contract for the operation of Arecibo Observatory, the world's largest and most-sensitive single-dish radio/radar telescope.
Jesse Horn, J.D. '10, always loved being an advocate for others, and he had a particularly compelling reason for recognizing the work of advocates before him. (May 26, 2010)
Earthquake researchers at Cornell University will share in a $10 million grant awarded by the National Science Foundation to the University at Buffalo's National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research. New York state will provide matching funds of an additional $10 million over five years.
A conference titled "International Relations in a New Key" Saturday, April 13, at Cornell University will examine whether the latter part of the Bosnian war of 1992-95 and the entire course of the war of 1999 in Kosovo saw the beginning of fundamental changes in the nature of international relations. The conference, which will have a morning and an afternoon session, will take place in G-08 Uris Hall on the Cornell campus beginning at 10 a.m. It is free and open to the public, but preregistration is required. (April 9, 2002)
As graduate students in the School of Hotel Administration learned about service marketing in class, they also put their new knowledge into practice through work with local organizations. (Dec. 16, 2010)
The Cornell Dairy Science Club - one of Cornell's largest student clubs - hosted its first reunion in October. More than 50 alumni returned. (Dec. 16, 2010)