Cornell President Hunter Rawlings today (Feb. 14) announced that Cornell has joined with four other leading private universities in submitting an amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School.
Kiplinger's '100 Best Values in Private Colleges and Universities' ranks Cornell No. 20, up from No. 23 in 2007. Selection criteria include 'outstanding economic value with exceptional education.' (March 12, 2008)
A new series of courses, to be co-taught by faculty and Johnson Museum educators and curators, will use the museum's collections and Cornell resources to engage students and new faculty in connecting research with practice.
Cornell has developed an online survey to gauge the interest of staff and faculty members about topics related to well-being, including mental and physical health and work/life balance. (May 28, 2009)
Graduate student Ayuen Ajok recently told middle school students what it was like to be a Lost Boy of Sudan. He fled his village in 1987 and walked for thousands of miles, often without food or water.
The U.S. Senate will likely pass a bill to overhaul immigration laws but the House will probably not vote on it this year, said adjunct professor of law, Stephen Yale-Loehr '77, J.D. '81, at a press briefing May 17 in Washington, D.C.
As director of the Institute for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Technologies, Jocelyn Rose will promote and enhance research and infrastructure associated with life sciences at Cornell. (Feb. 1, 2010)
The Cornell University Board of Trustees will meet in Ithaca Thursday, May 27, through Saturday, May 29. The Executive Committee of the board will hold a brief open session at the start of its meeting Friday, May 28, at 7:30 a.m. in the Taylor A&B Room of the Statler Hotel on campus. The open session will include a discussion of the 2004-05 financial plan for the contract colleges. (May 24, 2004)