Cornell alumna Irene Rosenfeld, chairman and CEO of Kraft Foods, will discuss growth in turbulent times as the 30th Hatfield lecturer, March 7 in Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall.
Six Cornell student-athletes, past and present, will represent four different countries when the 2016 Olympic Summer Games kick off Aug. 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cornell law professor Jens Ohlin and U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, an alumnus serving in the U.S. Congress after a long military career, jointly argued June 9 for fundamental changes in how America goes to war.
CUAir, a group of high-flying Cornell engineering students, soared into first place at the Student Unmanned Air Systems Competition held at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, June 19-22.
Professor Robert Morgan will join a group of esteemed writers including Thomas Wolfe, O. Henry and his late colleague A.R. Ammons in the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame later this month. (Oct. 7, 2010)
Events on campus include Christmas Vespers in Sage Chapel, a sale of outdoor gear and clothing, an end-of-semester salsa party at the Big Red Barn, and "Back to the Future" film screenings.
A research group in Spain has ranked Cornell the No. 5 university in the world for its Web presence, which includes electronic access to scientific publications and other academic material. (Feb. 7, 2011)
The Cornell Police has again received accreditation from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, due in part to its crime prevention and outreach programs.
A a $4.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will enable Cornell University Library to expand a database of scientific knowledge in the developing world.