Inspired by great teaching, Andrew '71 and Ann Tisch have created a $35 million endowment to help Cornell retain and attract world-class faculty members. (Sept. 26, 2008)
President David Skorton has issued a statement in response to the April 16 tragic shootings at Virginia Tech, and he has announced a Sage Chapel remembrance scheduled for April 19. (April 17, 2007)
A moderate drought has been declared for the area from the Finger Lakes region to Buffalo, N.Y., down to north-central Pennsylvania, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University.
Cornell, New York state's land-grant university, has received the nation's top recognition for community-related activities from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. (Jan. 5, 2011)
Parents' education and income, as opposed to school funding, are better predictors of a student's success, says Cornell sociologist Stephen Morgan. (Sept. 9, 2008)
Events on campus this week include a new exhibition of art and architecture by Richard Meier, a concert by Dick and Judy Hyman, President Skorton's annual address to staff and a lecture on Asian art. (Oct. 4, 2012)
Stephen T. Golding, a seasoned professional with experience in higher education financial affairs, investment management, strategic resource planning and government, has been appointed to be the first Samuel W. Bodman Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration at Cornell.
In a finding that could change the way breast cancer is treated, researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have identified a new marker for breast cancer metastasis. (April 15, 2009)