Now in the most severe drought seen in Tompkins County since climate data records have been kept, Cornell has reached second-stage drought level and issued water use restrictions effective July 28.
Sustainability and playability, for pros and amateurs alike, were driving forces that helped Gil Hanse, MLA '89, secure the job of designing the golf course to be used in the Olympic Games.
Hospital executive Reginald M. Ballantyne III, MBA '67, discussed his ideas for health care reform at the Sloan Program in Health Administration's alumni weekend May 4.
The Martin Y. Tang International Scholarship Challenge has raised $4.39 million in endowment gifts from 12 families, resulting in a 19 percent increase in scholarship support for undergraduate international students at Cornell and support for five graduate fellowships.
Jane-Marie Law, associate professor in the Department of Asian Studies, led 14 students on a 12-day trip to Japan in June after a semester-long class on Zen Buddhism.
Current students have identified the first 25 members of what they hope will be a permanent hall of fame to honor Cornellians who have given time and energy to human rights causes.
In March, Trustee Emeritus Sam Fleming ’62 and his wife, Nancy Fleming, made a $5 million gift to create new graduate fellowships in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.