In 2005, two students created a hip-hop version of the Cornell alma mater. The song, called 'Da Alma Mada,' began as a class project and has since gained popularity among students and faculty.
Although Andrew Dickson White introduced a bill into the New York State Senate in 1865 to establish Cornell University and its reception was positive, its passage was by no means a sure thing. (May 22, 2007)
Shelley Feldman, professor of development sociology, will bring an international perspective to Cornell's Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies program when she becomes its director July 1. (May 22, 2007)
The university has issued a list of special changes for roads and parking on campus to accommodate Commencement Weekend activities, May 25-27. (May 22, 2007)
Small Times magazine's third annual survey of top nanotechnology institutions placed Cornell in the top 10 of every category listed, including research, education and facilities. (May 22, 2007)
Cornell President David J. Skorton will give his first Commencement address, and the Convocation speaker will be CNN television journalist Soledad O'Brien. (May 21, 2007)
Cornell's Merrill Presidential Scholars Program will honor this week 36 seniors and the high school teachers and university faculty members who made important contributions to the students' lives. (May 21, 2007)