Most busloads of visitors to Cornell are schoolchildren on field trips, but on May 8, four buses delivered 55 senior citizens from the Greater Ithaca Activities Center to the Carl L. Becker House. (May 11, 2007)
Most parking fees remain stable for 2012-13; RideShare offers greater incentives and flexibility; staff working in East Hill areas will begin to pay for permits.
The transformative global, cultural and societal impacts of the Tata Nano automobile will be discussed March 10-11 at a symposium, 'Unpacking the Nano: The Price of the World's Most Affordable Car.' (March 3, 2011)
Michael I. Kotlikoff discusses his role as the university's chief academic officer, the strategic planning process he will lead for Cornell and how his experience as a dean has prepared him for this job.
Women are underrepresented in math-intensive careers not because they lack good math ability, but because they prefer other careers with more flexibility to raise children, says a new Cornell study. (March 11, 2009)
A new Cornell University Council on Hazing Prevention will take a comprehensive, campuswide approach to prevent and respond to hazing that involves ongoing coordination and leadership by staff, students, faculty and alumni.
A study of an early retirement incentive given to teachers in Illinois in the 1990s shows that although early retirement incentives lead to the replacement of experienced educators with novice teachers, they do not result in reduced student test scores.
The renovated third floor of East Sibley Hall is now home to architecture faculty offices, 60 studio desks for architecture students and space for collaboration.
New and transfer students will read Amara Lakhous’ multicultural social satire “Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio” this summer, as part of the New Student Reading Project.