With so few available academic jobs, Cornell will start a NIH-funded pilot program to help train life sciences graduate students and postdocs for nonacademic positions. A kickoff event is March 18.
The event will include a presentation by Scott Jaschik, former Chronicle of Higher Education editor and co-founder of Inside Higher Ed. (Oct. 13, 2008)
CNF expects hundreds of guests, including many from the Cornell research community, to attend its 30th anniversary celebration, 'The Future of Nanotechnology,' on June 14. (May 29, 2007)
McGraw Hall will undergo major renovations beginning this month. The roof work won't begin until after Commencement and should be completed by fall semester. (April 4, 2011)
Kathy Savitt ’85, chief marketing officer at Yahoo!, will be the keynote speaker at the Cornell Entrepreneurship Summit NYC Oct. 11, hosted by Entrepreneurship@Cornell.
Mayor Svante Myrick delivered a keynote address at the the annual Student United Way Leadership Retreat in Alexandria, Va., and Cornell Student United Way co-chairs Christine Roberti and Samuel Coleman attended a briefing with White House officials.
A Charter Day Weekend panel explains how the famous "Six Degrees of Separation" experiment has led to new understanding of networks across a variety of disciplines.
Events on campus this week include an earthquake vigil; filmmakers the Quay Brothers; Bound for Glory; Brave New Works ensemble; fourth annual LEGO Expo and an entrepreneurship lecture for scientists. (Jan. 21, 2010)
Several thousand people attended Insectapalooza Oct. 25 to explore the world of creeping, crawling and flying insects. The event not only featured Cornell's insect collection of more than 5 million specimens but also zoo rooms with live specimens.
Shawkat Toorawa led student, faculty and guest poets in sharing verse from New York City, the Near East and other cultures at a "Poetry and Pastry" Sesquicentennial event at the Johnson Museum.