Cornell University's agriculture, human ecology and labor relations colleges will host an information day for prospective undergraduate transfer students on Friday, Nov. 5. On Transfer Day, representatives from Cornell's colleges will discuss general academic information and transfer admissions policies. Students can attend a class, meet with faculty members, join currently enrolled students for lunch and talk with admissions staff. (September 09, 2004)
Fantastic sights, sounds and tastes were offered in abundance at a birthday party that was a feast for the senses Friday night at Barton Hall celebrating Cornell’s sesquicentennial.
A $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health has established a new Center for Reproductive Genomics that will connect reproductive scientists across Cornell.
The Cornell University Board of Trustees recently elected four emeritus trustees and five presidential councillors in recognition of their distinguished service to the university. (Sept. 13, 2010)
Barbara Knuth, vice provost and dean of Cornell's Graduate School, has been elected to a two-year term on the board of directors of the Council of Graduate Schools. (Nov. 29, 2011)
The high school biology teacher was one of the Florida educators who helped write the state's new science standards, updated for the first time since 1996 and the first time the word 'evolution' was included. (Oct. 15, 2008)
Children in residential care facilities are less likely to show aggression toward adult staff and other youth and are less likely to run away at facilities that de-emphasize behavior control and focus on success.
Twenty-three Mexican undergraduates joined research labs at Cornell this summer as part of President Obama's 100,000 Strong Initiative, an effort to increase student exchanges with Latin America.