The Cornell Board of Trustees' Jan. 21 vote endorsing David Skorton as the 12th president of the university was unanimous, and thanks to an amended bylaw, 19 members of the board were able to vote.
Cornell Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellows soon will return home to 10 countries, taking with them a set of communication tools to contribute to local policy debates on ag technology and food security.
Nearly 300 Cornell alumni, parents and friends welcomed President Elizabeth Garrett Nov. 10 to Washington, D.C., the first stop of her tour to meet Cornellians in cities across the country and overseas.
Cornell biomedical engineers have developed specialized white blood cells – dubbed "super natural killer cells" – that seek out cancer cells in lymph nodes with only one purpose: destroy them.
The university is expanding its business communities for alumni in finance, high-tech and entrepreneurial sectors, with plans to produce 150 events for 6,000 Cornellians in the next year. (April 21, 2010)
Two hundred teens and preteens from 16 school districts in southeastern New York learned how to decrease their schools’ environmental impact at the Catskills Youth Climate Change Summit March 11.
New research from Weill Cornell Medicine identified "good" or "commensal" bacteria that inhabits human and mouse immune cells and appears to protect the body from inflammation and illness.
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)
The framework establishes roles of units involved with technology development and commercialization, development of strategic alliances, advancement of student entrepreneurship and promotion of regional economic development.
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)