Results of a universitywide staff survey, faculty accomplishments and parting thoughts from the outgoing dean of the faculty were highlights of the open session of the board of trustees meeting, May 25.
Rebecca Stoltzfus, M.S. '88, Ph.D. '92, professor of nutritional science and director of the Global Health Program minor, has been named the Provost's Fellow for Public Engagement.
On March 10, Floyd Cardoz, executive chef of New York City's Tabla restaurant, will launch the spring 2002 Guest Chefs Series with a sumptuous four-course dinner at the Statler Hotel on Cornell University's campus. The event, featuring Cardoz's unique Indian-inspired international cuisine, is open to the public. Tabla earned a three-star review in The New York Times in 1999, soon after it opened, and Times restaurant critic Ruth Reichl wrote: "For me it was love at first bite." (March 6, 2002)
A Cornell student and a recent grad have hit it hot: Their hip-hop song jumped to No. 2 on the iTunes' singles chart just days after its release and has been recorded by stars Eminem and B.o.B. (May 3, 2010)
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar enrolled its largest medical class to date and has added a third year to its two-year premedical program for students who enroll in August 2010 or later. (Sept. 21, 2009)
Events on campus this week include Jewish refugee songs, a panel on big money in politics, a talk on racial justice, and alumni filmmakers Will Gluck '93 and Ryan Silbert '02.
Financial expert Leon Metzger offers recommendations for new legislation or regulation to improve the internal controls and reduce operational risk in the financial sector. (Jan. 21, 2009)
'Garden of Lights,' a design by a team that included Cornell University undergraduate Sean Corriel, was one of three finalists in the competition for a memorial at the site of the former World Trade Center.
The reaccreditation team seeks comments on a draft report that describes Cornell's programs and assesses how well those programs accomplish the university's goals and meet accreditation standards.
New York, NY (July 26, 2004) -- Throughout the history of obstetrics, obstetricians have viewed Cesarean section as a delivery mode that is either medically indicated or not. Times have certainly changed: According to new research from New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, nearly 1 in 5 women who had a Cesarean delivery after being in labor either requested or were offered a Cesarean delivery at some point during labor without a classic medical indication.