Events on campus this week include a women's hockey game supporting the United Way, concerts and films, and a lecture on climate change and natural gas by a leading environmentalist.
Aside from its natural beauty, upstate New York is known for an economy that is sluggish, at best. On May 2, 2005, Cornell President Jeffrey S. Lehman will join a host of state leaders, including U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, for a one-day symposium that is dedicated to boosting the upstate economy.
Chemical codes that control the behavior of normal and malignant cells have been identified and may lead to more precise treatment for people with leukemia.
About 6,000 graduates will receive their degrees this weekend, May 23-24. Obama strategist David Plouffe is the Convocation speaker May 23, and President David Skorton will deliver the Commencement address May 24.
Entrepreneur and alumnus Rob Ryan shared secrets of his success with students in applied economics and management during a Sept. 1 lecture. (Sept. 5, 2008)
CU Winds will have a reprise in January of its 2006 Costa Rica concert tour and outreach mission, and plans to deliver 70 refurbished instruments to two schools. (Dec. 7, 2007)
The ninth annual convocation of the Cornell Commitment, March 5, on the Cornell University campus will feature a public talk by Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). Williams will give an address titled "The Power of One: An Individual's Impact on Social and Political Change," during the convocation, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the David L. Call Alumni Auditorium of Kennedy Hall. (February 16, 2004)
On a blissfully perfect, cloudless Sunday, Cornell University graduated its 146th class May 25. Seniors assembled to hug, shed tears, share joy and walk in procession to Schoellkopf Stadium.