The only dual MBA program to be offered in English and Mandarin will launch next year in a partnership between Johnson and China's Tsinghua University.
Soumitra Dutta, dean of Johnson and co-author of Global Information Technology Report, calls for greater urgency in bringing the benefits of information technology to more global economies and citizens.
The Scientist magazine announced that Cornell ranks 10th in its survey of the best places in the United States for life scientists to work in academia. And Foreign Policy said Cornell offered the 10th best education in the country for students interested in pursuing an international relations career in academia. (November 07, 2005)
Bridgette Brady, director of transportation services at Washington State University, has been named Cornell’s new director of transportation services. She starts March 31.
The Adelphic Cornell Educational Fund has committed $200,000 to enhance the Cornell experience for student veterans. The gift will support a new veterans advocate position to serve as a point of contact for all student veterans.
Cornell's MPA program, offered though the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, has launched a new fellowship program that will provide graduate school scholarships to returned Peace Corps volunteers.
New research aims to create search-engine software that can learn from users by noticing which links they click and how they reformulate their queries when the first results don't pay off. (Jan. 7, 2010)
Cornell studies show that strong community ties can protect teens from smoking and becoming obese, but that low-income environments put children at higher risk of becoming obese. (Feb. 2, 2011)
In a survey of life scientists at 66 academic institutions, conducted by the editors of the magazine The Scientist, Cornell University ranked fifth in the United States as one of the best academic places to work. In The Scientist's 2004 survey, The Best Places to Work in Academia, life scientists were surprisingly uniform in reporting that adequate laboratory and research facilities for themselves and their co-workers were among the most important factors. Also ranking high in importance to the scientists were working relationships with peers, adequate health-care coverage, adequate research funding, support for new faculty members, clearly defined requirements for tenure and the local standard of living. (November 17, 2004)