Members of Cornell NYC Tech's inaugural class were all attracted to the program's startup feel, and they all wanted to take part in a trailblazing master's degree program.
Stephen Kresovich, professor of plant breeding and director of the Institute for Genomic Diversity at Cornell University, has been named director of the university's Institute for Biotechnology and Life Science Technologies.
A new program connected to Cornell's Shoals Marine Laboratory aims to introduce freshmen from all walks of life, but particularly underrepresented youth who tend to hail from urban areas, to studying marine science.
The Cornell University Board of Trustees will meet in Ithaca Thursday, May 22, through Saturday, May 24. The Executive Committee of the board will hold a brief open session at the start of its meeting Friday, May 23, at 7:30 a.m. in Taylor A&B Room of the Statler Hotel on campus.
Vice Provost for the Life Sciences Stephen Kresovich welcomed nine new graduate students selected as this year's Presidential Life Sciences Fellows at an Aug. 29 reception. (Sept. 4, 2008)
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, hosted by the School of Hotel Administration, recently gave 11 disabled vets skills and training in hospitality entrepreneurship. (Nov. 27, 2012)
Cornell will present a live, interactive Public Broadcasting System (PBS) telecast Wednesday, Jan. 27, addressing the question of how higher education should prepare its students to resolve the legacies of racism and to promote racial reconciliation.