Iain D. Boyd, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell, has been selected to receive the 1998 Lawrence Sperry Award of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Events on campus this week include Earth Day, CNN's Fareed Zakaria on global affairs, Moliere's satire of academic and cultural pretension, and contemporary folk music star Ellis Paul. (April 21, 2011)
A federal judge has dismissed a Cornell graduate's $1 million lawsuit over a 1983 Cornell Chronicle report, recently made available on the Internet, that he had been charged with burglary when he was a student. (June 9, 2008)
More than half the urban teenagers surveyed in a study by a Cornell researcher say they feel disconnected from their community. The reasons for this come, in part, from feeling discriminated against by unknown adults on the streets, in businesses and by the police.
David Skorton's first five days as Cornell's 12th president were a carefully choreographed whirlwind of meetings, tours, introductions, media interviews and photo ops. But choreography aside, Skorton quickly found his own groove.
The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd president of the United States, will present the Senior Convocation address Saturday, May 29, during Cornell University's Commencement weekend. Cornell will celebrate its 136th Commencement Sunday, May 30. University President Jeffrey S. Lehman will present his first commencement address and confer degrees at that ceremony. (March 4, 2004)
Norman R. Scott, vice president for research and advanced studies at Cornell, today (March 28) issued the following statement upon receiving news that Cornell had not been successful in the latest round of supercomputing competition sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Cornell University President Hunter Rawlings today (May 2) issued the following statement on the discussion that has taken place over the last six weeks in reference to his draft recommendations to the Board of Trustees concerning campus residential communities.