Students entering Cornell will consider a crucial moment in American history by reading and discussing Garry Wills' Pulitzer Prize-winning book for the New Student Reading Project. (Aug. 14, 2008)
Mothers living in poverty are less responsive to their children and less likely to have strong social networks, a Cornell study reports. (Aug. 14, 2008)
Michael Welsh, one of the world's leading researchers on cystic fibrosis, will outline his recent discoveries in his quest for early diagnosis and cutting-edge gene therapies. (Aug. 14, 2008)
Tommy Bruce, Cornell vice president for university communications, has been named to the Public Issues Committee of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education, through June 2011. (Aug. 13, 2008)
A Cornell student and a recent alumna trained Southern Tier teachers and mentors from Corning Community College to help kids build virtual worlds at the Southern Tier SciFair Summer Camp. (Aug. 13, 2008)
Cornell has appointed three A.D. White Professors-at-Large in the humanities and physical science. Several other nonresident professors will visit the campus for public programs this fall. (Aug. 13, 2008)
The University of Colorado Law School will host a conference Sept. 5 honoring Cornell Professor Emeritus Alfred Kahn. Thirty years ago, Kahn spearheaded the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. (Aug. 13, 2008)
Ronald Goldstock '66, Cornell adjunct professor of law, will direct the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor for a three-year term. (Aug. 13, 2008)
George Peter, who revolutionized the status of Cornell employees and served as a tireless ambassador for Cornell University, died Aug. 10. (Aug. 12, 2008)