Investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered precisely how certain types of cancers spread to particular organs in the body, supporting the century-old "seed and soil" theory of metastasis.
In an interview April 26, Hunter R. Rawlings III, Cornell president emeritus and professor emeritus of classics, discussed "pinch-hitting" as interim president and some of the challenges ahead for Cornell and higher education.
The Second Biennial Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference, held last month, focused on how to best ways to translate basic research in the social and behavioral sciences into real-world practices. (Nov. 12, 2009)
Twenty-seven students from Brazil have arrived on campus for a year of study in engineering, life sciences, film and other fields, as part of an initiative funded by the Brazilian government.
Minority Cornell graduates returned to campus Nov. 7 to advise current students on how to find careers and enjoy their time on the Hill. (Nov. 9, 2009)
In a Nov. 4 talk, Daniel Libeskind described how his experiences growing up in post-war Poland, his immigration to America as a teenager and his identity as a Jew have shaped his architectural vision. (Nov. 6, 2009)
A major resource center at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) containing millions of documents related to organized labor, industrial relations and management thought has been renamed in honor of Theodore W. Kheel, the influential New York City lawyer, arbitrator, negotiator and mediator.
As the featured speaker at the first of the 2011 Soup and Hope series, Jan. 20, Renee Alexander '74 talked about success, overcoming adversity and coming home. (Jan. 24, 2011)
The Cornell Board of Trustees Executive Committee will meet in New York City on Thursday, June 26. The meeting will be held in the Fall Creek Room of the Cornell Club of New York, 6 East 44th St.
'I'm so proud and very, very humbled to have the chance to be a part of the leadership of this great jewel of international higher education,' said David J. Skorton, Cornell's newly named 12th president.