Stephen H. Weiss '57, a presidential councilor and a board-elected member of the Cornell Board of Trustees for 24 years, including eight as chair, died on Wednesday, April 16, at age 72. (April 17, 2008)
Harold Tanner, a 1952 graduate of Cornell and president of Tanner & Co. Inc. of New York, was unanimously elected chairman of the university's Board of Trustees at its first meeting of 1997 in New York City on Saturday, Jan. 25.
On P.S. 84's rooftop in New York City, students tend an herb garden and share the harvest with school staff and others in their lunchroom. At an elementary school in Van Etten, N.Y., second-graders grow their own "vegetable soup"…
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.
'You are the unsung heroes and heroines of our society,' media star Katie Couric, co-anchor of NBC's 'Today' show, said in a moving speech to doctors and other health-care professionals gathered to discuss crucial updates and issues in gastrointestinal cancers.
Weill Cornell Medical College held its 13th annual Medical Student Research Day, which provides a forum for students to share their original research with peers, faculty and volunteer judges.
The Society of Women Engineers at Cornell and the Cornell chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers recently received national awards. (Nov. 14, 2007)
Co-founders of El Puente, the Brooklyn-based school and community youth development organization that nurtures holistic leadership for peace and social justice, will speak on "Education for Social Justice: El Puente," Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Goldwin Smith Hall Auditorium D on the Cornell University campus. The program, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service, an interdisciplinary program in Cornell's College of Human Ecology. The program is designed to inspire undergraduate students to become leaders in public service who will address the intractable problems that face society, such as hunger, poverty, ignorance, homelessness and violence. (September 19, 2002)
As New York Gov. David Paterson outlined his vision June 8 to make New York state a global leader in the knowledge-based economy, he cited President David Skorton's task force as the type of initiative that will create jobs. (June 10, 2009)
Events on campus this week include two experimental works-in-progress at the Schwartz Center, some rock climbing, Asia Night, String Day and the International Women's Day Banquet.