Best known for the beauty and diversity of its plant collections, Cornell Plantations reveals an abundance of other inhabitants and migrating visitors with its newest publication, An Annotated Checklist for Birds of Cornell Plantations.
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will visit Cornell Law School as its Distinguished Jurist in Residence during the week of Oct. 22. (July 12, 2007)
The fact that thousands of capable minority students miss out on careers in engineering is a 'massive brain drain,' says John Brooks Slaughter, a former director of the National Science Foundation and now president and chief executive officer of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.
Cornell University Library's Hip Hop Collection has recently acquired several collections of graffiti art, photography and other materials, to be featured in an exhibition opening April 4.
Professor of English Satya Mohanty's recent book of critical essays, a collaboration with international scholars, offers several cross-cultural views of Indian literature and modernity. (Nov. 8, 2011)
As a direct result of a meeting of the Cornell faculty with members of the Presidential Search Committee, two additional members of the faculty will be added as full members to the committee, Charles Walcott, dean of the faculty, has announced.
Five student-related groups will have, as of June 2011, a new home at 626 Thurston Ave. The new occupants of the facility, formerly known as Alumni House, include the Asian/Asian American Center.
Cornell's Latin American Studies Program will mark its 50th anniversary at a luncheon Nov. 4 that will feature graduate student research and guest speakers including former director Tom Holloway. (Nov. 3, 2011)
Ruben Jose King-Shaw Jr. '83 and his wife, Patricia, took inspiration from President Emeritus Frank Rhodes when they made a gift to the ILR School. (Oct. 16, 2012)
Thanks to a relatively new program, Encore Cornell, the university's faculty and staff can remain active and engaged throughout retirement. (April 21, 2011)