The Royal Society of New Zealand has elected Shayle R. Searle, Cornell professor emeritus of biometrics, an honorary fellow. The Royal Society is the counter part of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States.
In its newly published strategic plan, Cornell University is positioning itself as 'the exemplary, comprehensive research university' of the 21st century. (May 15, 2008)
Beta Mannix, director of the Institute for the Social Sciences (ISS) at Cornell University, hopes the institute will bring social scientists together on campus and attract more top-flight people to the university
The graduation ceremony marked a milestone in American higher education, as Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City became the first U.S. medical school to grant its M.D. degree on foreign soil. (May 8, 2008)
Forget fashion forecasts - the Class of 2009 knows its color of choice for the next four years. As they donned their white coats Aug. 24, they officially assumed the mantle of the medical student.
The new name - the Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Division of Cardiology at Weill Cornell Medical College - became effective on Dec. 1, 2003. The official dedication ceremony took place on Feb. 2.
Not long after Cornell University opened its doors, professors organized expeditions. For 150 years, the faculty and students have traveled around our globe and others.
It's 3 a.m. Night blankets the slumbering campus. The silence is broken only by the plodding of the occasional weary student bound for home.
Comstock and Olin halls, though, are abuzz with people drilling, driving screws,…
A bike design and a rape alert system were the big winners at this year's 'Big Idea Competition.' The finalists were chosen at an April 17 event during Entrepreneurship@Cornell's Celebration 2009. (April 23, 2009)
Cornell University Library has received an $830,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to digitize the remaining records in its card catalog and add them to its online catalog.