Starting in the fall 2017 semester, Cornell University will offer a Master of Public Health degree with a focus on epidemiology, infectious disease, food systems and sustainability.
Eleanor Emery is a College Scholar majoring in biology. She plans to earn her M.D. and master of public health and then to serve with Doctors Without Borders. The scholarship provides $30,000 toward graduate study. (March 29, 2009)
Assistant professor of architecture Kevin B. Pratt, noted for his expertise in sustainable design and his enthusiasm and energy as a teacher and colleague, died Feb. 19 of natural causes. He was 43.
In a message to the community, President David Skorton shares his goals to renew Cornell's commitment to public engagement, international studies and the New York City tech campus. (Sept. 6, 2012)
'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.
The Cornell University Board of Trustees approved a 2001-02 budget that calls for a 4.9 percent tuition increase for the endowed colleges at its meeting in New York City Saturday (Jan. 27, 2001).