Cornell is ranked No. 15 in the new Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings 2008, up from being 20th last year. The list ranks 500 universities worldwide each year. (Oct. 9, 2008)
Editors' picks for events the week of Oct. 10 range from a tour of the Sagan Planet Walk with Bill Nye to a symposium on wildlife conservation research to an after-hours event for students at the Johnson Museum. (Oct. 9, 2008)
Don Barber, a Democrat running for New York State Senate, visited with Cornell officials Oct. 1 to share his views on issues ranging from health insurance to higher education. (Oct. 9, 2008)
Published in the Sept. 30 issue, the report on the top 25 best executive MBA programs was based on surveys of thousands of students and hundreds of companies. (Oct. 9, 2008)
The Cornell Center for Advanced Computing will present a two-day training class Oct. 23-24 on performing data analyses on the 'Ranger' supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center. (Oct. 9, 2008)
The second annual Margaret Bourke-White Photography Portfolio Prize competition is accepting entries from Cornell student photographers through Oct. 27. (Oct. 9, 2008)
Architect and scholar Peter Eisenman '54, B.Arch. '55, is Cornell's newest Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor. Rhodes professors serve for three years and visit the Ithaca campus for one week a year. (Oct. 9, 2008)
Beth McKinney provides firsthand perspective on a campus presentation about environmental estrogens and their role in increasing the risk of breast cancer. Two more talks on the issue will be held Oct. 15 and 22. (Oct. 9, 2008)
A group of Cornellians has created a Web site where the public can create the history and platform of an ideal candidate: Senator DeWiki. The researchers are studying civic participation. (Oct. 8, 2008)