Actor and author Henry Winkler talked “Happy Days,” finding his path to success despite learning disabilities and the power of positive thinking at the Cornell Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts Sept. 17.
A Weill Cornell Medicine research team will receive $1.3 million over five years to address socioeconomic and racial disparities and increase access to clinical trials for underserved patients with blood cancers living in Brooklyn and Queens.
In his last State of the University Address to the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees and University Council, President David Skorton outlined many of Cornell's successes and challenges.
More than 30 students presented their research on a wide range of topics during the 35th Cornell Undergraduate Research Board Spring Symposium, held virtually May 4-7.
Influential composer and conductor Karel Husa, who taught at Cornell for 38 years and conducted major orchestras as well as campus ensembles, died Dec. 14 in North Carolina. He was 95.
Events this week include a discussion of Nelson Mandela's legacy, New York Health Commissioner Nirav Shah, "Art History in a Nutshell" at the Johnson Museum, and Rich Stearns '73 of World Vision.
Nearly 4,000 new students are arriving at Cornell this month, with the Class of 2020 and incoming transfer students setting admissions records for diversity.
Provost Kent Fuchs and Harry Greene, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and Chuck Feeney '56 have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Events on campus include the Prague Philharmonic Choir in concert, writer Todd Miller on border issues, a Messenger Lecture by theater scholar David Román, and a social entrepreneurship institute.