The campus's emergency alert systems underwent a full-scale test April 30 that was 'three-quarters successful,' according to Cornell officials. Another round of tests is slated for May 28. (May 22, 2008)
Hotel room occupancy is up for the first time since the big drop following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Center for Hospitality Research at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration found that national hotel room occupancy is now rising.
Peter Gierasch, the distinguished Cornell University scientist who has almost "written the book" on planetary atmospheres, will be honored at a two-day seminar March 2 and 3.
Cornell University's Global Seminar 480, a course that connects students in seven countries across 16 time zones, will be given the 2001 Excellence in Distance Education Award by the American Distance Education Consortium March 5 in Arlington, Va.
A revised Campus Code of Conduct was discussed Oct. 2 at a public forum in Willard Straight Hall. The Codes and Judicial Committee is soliciting further comments on the code until Oct. 15. (Oct. 4, 2007)
More than 150 participants heard from Cornell faculty and emergency doctors about wilderness medicine and survival during the Northeast Wilderness Medicine Conference, Sept. 26-28, at Cornell. (Oct. 3, 2007)
NEW YORK -- Getting a job after being a postdoctoral researcher doesn't just require demonstrated and potential excellence in research, but a value-added skill that will make the scientist unique to a potential employer. So said…
Renowned monarch butterfly expert Lincoln P. Brower will speak on "The Grand Saga of Monarch Butterfly Migration: An Endangered Biological Phenomenon" at the annual Grace C. Griswold Distinguished Lecture.