The Executive Committee of the Cornell University Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets Thursday, Dec. 12, at 4 p.m. in the Fall Creek Room of the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St., New York City.
Cornell graduates Harold O. Levy, '74, '79 JD, and Randi Weingarten, '80, are more accustomed to meeting over bargaining tables than dinner tables. But on April 19, these two distinguished alumni -- and friends -- will meet as guests of honor at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
The writer and reporter Damon Runyon captured New York City's colorful lowlifes of the 1920s and '30s so indelibly that his legacy still lives on in American popular culture. So says Cornell University Professor of English Daniel Schwarz. His new book, Broadway Boogie Woogie: Damon Runyon and the Making of New York City Culture, was released this spring by Palgrave Macmillan and is now in bookstores. (June 30, 2003)
Events this week include Indonesian culture and gamelan music at Indo Night; South Asian dance at Pao Bhangra; and a new documentary from environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy.
In 24 hours, 11,750 donors gave 15,807 gifts, raising $7,827,834 for the university’s colleges, units, departments and programs – the highest number of donors, gifts and dollars for one day in Cornell history.
The first-ever Industrial Hemp Summit on April 18 at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences looked at industrial hemp as a lucrative addition to New York agriculture.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first clinical trial in humans of brightly glowing 'Cornell Dots' to aid in diagnosing and treating cancer. (Jan. 31, 2011)
In an effort to translate medical research into practical and accessible treatment, Weill Cornell Medical College will lead a new Clinical and Translational Science Center funded through a $49 million award from the National Institutes of Health. (Sept. 19, 2007)
Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, Cornell’s provost for medical affairs and the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of the Medical College, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.