The Council for Aid to Education, in an annual survey of colleges and universities, has ranked Cornell University seventh nationally for gifts in 2012-13, when the university received $475 million for that fiscal year.
Founded in 1982 and celebrating 40 years, Cornell Academics and Professors Emeriti represents a large community of retired academics and faculty that continue to make significant contributions to university life.
The associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering has been elevated to the rank of fellow of the Optical Society, its board of directors has announced. (Dec. 19, 2012)
The School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions will mark the 125th anniversary of Cornell's first formal summer session with a party for the community July 7 on the Arts Quad.
New York ranks No. 2 in attracting international students, and Cornell is part of the reason: It was ranked No. 25 in the nation for hosting foreign students, says the Open Doors Report for 2011. (Dec. 6, 2011)
Almost half the participating Graduate School and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences graduate fields were included within the top 10 range of rankings in a National Research Council survey.
Forty-one Cornell graduates have joined the incoming Teach For America corps of 5,900 individuals this year, making Cornell the eighth-largest contributor of new teachers this year among schools of its size.
For the ninth year, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has placed Cornell on its list of the 100 most adoption-friendly workplaces in the United States.