At the April 2 'Cornell Celebrates New York Wines' gala in New York City, Susan Henry, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, announced plans for a teaching winery at the Cornell Orchards. (April 8, 2008)
Topics to be discussed at the School of Criticism and Theory, June 15 to July 24, will range from torture, disbelief, espionage, sovereignty and responsibility to modern jazz, experimental art, the lyric and bilingualism. (April 8, 2008)
Speaking April 5, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof urged audience members to pressure China to use its influence in Sudan to end the genocide and to pressure the U.S. government to act more proactively. (April 8, 2008)
Despite no coach and few resources, the Cornell Figure Skating Team took fifth place out of 10 teams competing at the U.S. Figure Skating National Intercollegiate Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., April 5-6. (April 8, 2008)
Paul Maza, a lecturer in anatomy at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2008 Teaching Excellence Award in Basic Science by the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association. (April 8, 2008)
Cornell departments will no longer need to purchase Microsoft Office or its upgrades. The university has enrolled in the Microsoft Campus Agreement Program, which will make the software available to all faculty and staff. (April 8, 2008)
Cornell has received an all-time high of 33,011 applications for freshman admission, the Office of Admissions and Enrollment announced last week. (April 7, 2008)
Cornell's College of Engineering has the ninth-best graduate program in the country, up one spot from year-earlier rankings, according to U.S. News and World Report. (April 7, 2008)