More than 100 alumni and guests from the classes of 1938, ’43, ’48 and 2008 gathered at “The Spirit of ’31: Passing It Forward” ceremony June 6 on campus.
In fields ranging from evolutionary biology to plant science, nine Cornell faculty members and scientists have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Dec. 5, 2012)
Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and Houston Methodist have established a new collaborative fellowship program to create highly trained bioethicists.
Ronald O. Perelman, chairman of MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings Inc., has made a $50 million gift to be equally divided between NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College. (Feb. 28, 2008)
Each of the three schools that will comprise the College of Business will retain their unique academic cultures. “This is the strength of this emerging business school," said Provost Michael Kotlikoff.
The College of Arts and Sciences is launching a semester-long celebration of the arts and humanities with marquee events, speaker series and panel discussions, and a celebration for Klarman Hall.
One statistic in Tom Hirschl's new book, "Chasing the American Dream," got President Obama's attention - and a double citation in a speech about "economic mobility."
In its summer 2007 fiction issue, The Atlantic magazine included Cornell in its list of the leading U.S. graduate writing programs, citing the quality of the program's alumni and faculty, its selectivity and its resources. (Aug. 6, 2007)