Johnson alumnus David Breazzano's gift, one of the largest donations ever to business education at Cornell, supports the classroom and office building being built on Dryden Road, as well as faculty excellence.
Cornell professor Jonathan Culler was recently elected to chair the board of directors of the New York Council for the Humanities, which supports public humanities programming across New York state.
A four-year multidisciplinary Cornell/Cornell Cooperative Extension project is assessing contaminants in urban garden soils and promoting management strategies to minimize potential health risks. (Dec. 16, 2010)
Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have found that annual mammograms for women beginning at age 40 prevent the greatest number of breast cancer deaths.
Faculty members Anthony Burrow and Julia Felippe, Ph.D. ’02, have been appointed provost’s fellows for public engagement, to advance Cornell’s public engagement mission and initiatives around community-engaged learning and research.
Undergrads from the School of Hotel Administration collaborated with students from a range of disciplines to create Cornell Blockchain, a club that aims to develop the next generation of blockchain leaders.
The third annual Diversity in Higher Education and the Workplace Conference, cosponsored by Cornell, focused on sustainable inclusion and drew panelists and participants from around the country. (April 27, 2012)
CALS Day took on a festival atmosphere with more than 35 science exhibits, food, animals, tie-dye and music during a celebration of the diversity of the college’s research and people.