Jason Koski/University PhotographyAntonio Gotto Jr., dean of the Weill Cornell Medical College, delivers an appreciation of David Skorton at inauguration ceremonies, Sept. 7 on the Arts Quad. New York City Cornellians watched the…
Richard Penner, who served at the university for more than 40 years - from 1970 to 2012 - died Dec. 11 of progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare degenerative neurological disease. He was 70.
The Presidential Search Committee will hold three open forums April 28: for staff members, noon-1 p.m., Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall; for faculty, 4:45-6 p.m., PepsiCo Auditorium, Stocking Hall; and for students, 4:45-6 p.m., Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall.
Cornell President Martha E. Pollack stopped by the Student Assembly meeting in Willard Straight Hall April 20, her fourth day in office, making brief remarks before taking questions for about a half hour on a multitude of topics.
More than 200 alumni are expected to return to campus – along with a few humanoid robots – for Entrepreneurship at Cornell's Celebration conference, April 27-28.
Bolstered by donations, Cornell’s Access Fund played a critical role in the university's pandemic response, distributing nearly $400,000 over three weeks to help more than 1,000 students return home and prepare for virtual instruction.
John Blume and Sheri Lynn Johnson were both honored with the Thurgood Marshall Award for Capital Representation given by New York City's Bar for their pro bono work defending death row prisoners. (Sept. 11, 2008)
The new Martin Y. Tang Welcome Center, located in the renovated Noyes Lodge overlooking Beebe Lake, was officially dedicated Sept. 14 during a festive ceremony befitting Cornell’s new “front door.”