Cornell's new mass casualty incident unit, equipped to provide medical care for up to 100 people in the event of a disaster, was unveiled publicly Oct. 18. It is the largest of its kind in Tompkins County. (Oct. 19, 2007)
Cornell has received 14 major new gifts totaling $71.5 million that include the largest donations in the university's history to the arts and humanities. (Oct. 19, 2007)
Kenneth F. Kahn's $5 million gift to endow the deanship of the Cornell ILR (industrial and labor relations) School is the largest from a donor in the school's history. (Oct. 18, 2007)
A commitment to establish a $5 million endowment for the deanship of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning has been made by Cornell trustee Ira Drukier '66, M.Eng. '67, and his wife, Gale. (Oct. 19, 2007)
Three gifts will help to 'transform the ability of the museum to fulfill our mission of education and research,' says Frank Robinson, director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. (Oct. 19, 2007)
Two of the major gifts to Cornell announced this week will help support sustainability and energy research on campus through the new Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future. (Oct. 19, 2007)
Class of '37 alumna Beatrice Moore Stump bequeaths $6.5 million to the College of Arts and Sciences for undergraduate scholarship aid and unrestricted endowment. (Oct. 19, 2007)
President David Skorton is keen to 'champion the aspirations of Cornell faculty and strengthen relationships with alumni' in his upcoming trip to East Asia -- his first tour of the region as Cornell's president. (Oct. 18, 2007)
Cornell is one of five organizations to win a U.S. Department of Labor prestigious 2007 Exemplary Voluntary Efforts, or EVE, Award. The agency noted the university's historical commitment to diversity. (Oct. 18, 2007)