In his keynote address at the 2005 Beijing Forum, Cornell President Hunter Rawlings suggests a "two-way street" for educational exchange with China. Former President George H.W. Bush, in remarks before the speech, salutes Cornell. (November 16, 2005)
Harvey Golub, chairman and chief executive officer of the American Express Co., will be speaking at Cornell April 23, at 4:30 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
A combination of hard work, revisions of earlier writings, coincidence and swift turnarounds in publication led to Shawkat Toorawa's remarkable coup of four books in one academic year (November 01, 2005)
ITHACA, N.Y. -- José Edmundo Paz-Soldán, visiting assistant professor of Hispanic literature in Cornell University's Department of Romance Studies, is one of five winners of the Juan Rulfo Prize for his short story "Dochera." The prize, named for Mexican novelist and short-story writer Juan Rulfo, author of Pedro Paramo, is the most prestigious short-story award for literature written in Spanish. Based in Paris, the award is sponsored by Radio Francia Internacional, Centro Cultural de Mexico and Le Monde Diplomatique.
Richard Wesley, J.D. '74, jurist-in-residence at Cornell Law School, was on campus Oct. 23 through 27 telling Cornell law students how rewarding the job of a law clerk can be.
Some day, Assistant Professor Hod Lipson believes, every home will have a 'fabber,' a machine that replicates objects from plans supplied by a computer: Instead of buying an iPod, download the plans and the fabber will make one for you. (Feb. 26, 2007)
Societal changes are inextricably linked to changes in women's roles and status. And throughout March, Cornell will host a series of programs that explore these linkages - particularly in terms of what they tell us about notions of "family values," that loaded expression that has been a rallying cry of political conservatives.
The 2006 premium rates for endowed health care and prescription drug co-pays have been approved, and staff and faculty can expect an Open Enrollment packet to arrive at their homes in early November.
Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management won the Brillante award from the National Society of Hispanic MBAs for its efforts to attract and support Hispanic students.