Each year, the American Association of Retired Persons honors 50 employers in the United States for their practices and policies for mature workers with its "AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50" list. Cornell is ranked No. 5 this year, and it is the only college or university to be named from New York state. (August 31, 2005)
Cornell's ongoing efforts to create an inclusive environment for all students, staff and faculty were recognized by Campus Pride, which named the university to its LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index. (Oct. 23, 2007)
The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, has been awarded $54 million from the National Science Foundation for a new subfacility, the Center for High-Energy X-ray Sciences at CHESS.
Students and alumni of Cornell’s Army, Navy and Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps program and their guests gathered for the annual Tri-Service ROTC Brigade Military Ball Feb. 19.
David S. Cohen '85, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, spoke on campus Sept. 17 about future plans in the agency to become more diverse and increase the focus on digital security threats.
Influential African scholar Ali Mazrui, an A.D. White Professor-at-Large Emeritus and a senior scholar in Africana studies at Cornell, died Oct. 13. He was 81.
The Provost Search Committee is inviting members of the Cornell community to submit the names of outstanding individuals to serve as provost. (Aug. 19, 2008)