The Executive Committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees voted unanimously Sept. 16 to approve the appointment of School of Hotel Administration Dean Michael Johnson to a second term.
Up to $5 million in annual energy conservation savings will be realized by 2017, and nearly $10 million annually for savings in Facilities Services by 2012, said staff from Facilities Services. (Sept. 30, 2011)
Embedded microsensors being developed at Cornell will measure water stress in grapevines and will help vintners strike the precise balance between drought and overwatering. (July 6, 2009)
A new book by Mary Woods, professor of architectural history in Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning, shakes up long-held beliefs about how architecture first emerged as a profession in the United States.
Cornell will host an Indian delegation of senior government officials and private sector representatives May 16-18 as part of an exchange of agricultural information and technology.
Mother Nature had its own April Fools' prank in store for the Northeast -- it took only the first day of this month to record the snowiest April ever for Boston, Worcester, Mass., and Providence, R.I., according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University.
The Division of Student and Academic Services plans to pare university contributions by nearly $2 million by 2015, Vice President for Student and Academic Services Susan Murphy said Sept. 21. (Sept. 27, 2011)
Let Peter Piper pick the peck of perfect peppers, because you get to pick your favorite apple at the Cornell Orchard. The orchards is offering free taste-tests now through Dec. 23, and all that's wanted in return is your opinion.