This semester's Diversity Forum, 'Tales From the Front Line,' brought in representations from a global investment firm, an armed services office and Cornell to discuss diversity and work climate. (March 6, 2008)
Government pressure to use more of the university's endowment to support beefed-up financial aid packages for Cornell students can take a toll on research and teaching investments, the provost warns.
With a new 'dark fiber' pipe, the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva will have a high-bandwidth data connection to the Ithaca campus, and Cornell will have backup access to nationwide research networks. (March 6, 2008)
PeopleSoft computer system takes over student records, replacing antiquated systems and bringing the whole university undr one umbrella for the first time. (March 6, 2008)
In an exchange program between Cornell's College of Human Ecology and Hong Kong's Polytechnic University, space and the future take on new meanings for Ithaca students.
Construction has begun on a state-of-the art Biofuels Research Lab that will convert perennial grasses and woody biomass into ethanol thanks to a $10 million grant awarded to Professor Larry Walker. (March 6, 2008)
The 27 projects funded by the New York Farm Viability Institute are designed to produce measurable results at the farm level and create a vibrant and viable agricultural industry statewide. (March 6, 2008)
Students at Cornell and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in India will study global issues related to food processing, technology, marketing and engineering. (March 6, 2008)