In a landmark national election Jan. 16, Taiwan elected Tsai Ing-wen, LL.M. '80, its next president. The first woman and the second Cornellian to hold Taiwan's highest office, she will assume the presidency May 20.
Events this summer include a Fuertes Observatory viewing of the passing of Venus between the sun and the Earth, a six-week Latin dance series, and the 'Collecting Imagination' lecture and exhibition. (May 31, 2012)
Research4Impact - a cross between Match.com and LinkedIn for academics, nonprofits and those working in the governmental sector - helps connect potential collaborators that could turn academic research into real-world results.
For this year's PossePlus Retreat, 65 people traveled to Painted Post, New York, to discuss the theme of "Us vs. Them: Division, Community and Identity in American Society."
Weill Cornell Medicine investigators found that women who choose to be sterilized using surgical permanent birth control versus getting their tubes tied have a 10-fold risk of follow-up surgery.
To keep Cornell's world-class academic departments at the top of their fields and advance the university's reputation as a premier research institution, Provost Michael Kotlikoff is launching a series of initiatives to enhance faculty hiring.
Graduating seniors, graduate and professional degree students and family members gathered on Cornell's Arts Quad May 27 before Commencement ceremonies to take pictures, see friends and look to the future. (May 27, 2012)
Cornell’s Adult University, “a learning vacation” for the family, combines academics with the fun of a summer trip to Ithaca and Summer College brings talented high school students to campus.
Aspiring film directors must outperform peers with similar experience to build reputations and advance their careers, according to a study co-authored by Heeyon Kim, assistant professor of strategy in the School of Hotel Administration.