On the eve of David Skorton's last Cornell Commencement, the Board of Trustees presented the president with an instrumental treasure: a handmade, hand-selected flute with a beautifully crafted wooden-head joint.
A devoted alumnus and supporter of the Cornell faculty, Tisch has been named co-chair of Cornell's comprehensive campaign as it continues through the university's sesquicentennial in 2015. (June 10, 2011)
John Sohn '11 has won a $25,000 Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship from the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund for his idea of a fashion apparel truck that would sell his gender-neutral clothing line. (Jan. 18, 2011)
More than 300 Cornell volunteers helped at soup kitchens, community centers, homeless shelters and other projects, led in many instances by current students, as part of the 'Big Red in the Big Apple' celebration. (Jan. 28, 2008)
William B. Gould IV, LLB '61, returned to Cornell to visit the papers he gave to the ILR School's Kheel Center covering baseball, workplace racial discrimination and conflict resolution procedures.
Cornell Tech's Open Studio, at which prospective graduates present ideas for apps, start-up businesses and other inventions, attracted 500 people May 20 in Manhattan.
'The Puppetmaster of Lodz,' directed by Bruce Levitt, a professor in Cornell's Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, is being performed through Dec. 23 at Manhattan's ArcLight Theater. (Dec. 18, 2007)