Cornell University ranked No. 18 out of 800 institutions worldwide, up from up from No. 19 last year, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings published Sept. 30.
Economics student Eric Krasnow ’15 wrote in Spanish about his Cornell Abroad experience in Spain for an essay contest, and will present his essay at a United Nations youth forum June 27 in New York City.
Around 80 faculty and instructors joined Provost Michael Kotlikoff and the vice provost for academic innovation April 18 for lunch and conversation about innovation in teaching at Cornell.
Martin Gardiner Bernal, professor emeritus of government and Near Eastern studies at Cornell and author of "Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization," died June 9, 2013 in Cambridge, England. He was 76.
Events on campus this week include Darwin Days panels and lectures, Oscar-nominated short films, poetry from Ishion Hutchinson and a faculty forum on the future of research libraries.
The Cornell-administered George Jean Nathan Award for 2011-12 went to two drama critics. Nathan, a prominent theater critic and member of the Cornell Class of 1904, endowed the award. (Dec. 5, 2012)
Two dozen teams competed in Cornell's fourth annual high school programming contest, with a team from Ithaca solving the most problems in the least time to take the trophy.
The Cornell in Turin summer study abroad program June 2-22 brings students to Turin, Italy, for an accelerated course on European and Italian politics.
On April 19, Cornell received 10,100 individual gifts, raising $6,105,484 for the university as part of Giving Day 2016. Gifts came from more than 40 countries and all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.