In 2012-13, Cornell will offer 13 University Courses designed to teach students to think from the perspectives of multiple disciplines, across departments and among diverse fields of study. (April 19, 2012)
Events this week include 'The Martian' at Cornell Cinema, the Chorus and Glee Club's return from tour concert, new exhibits at the Johnson Museum and the People's State of the Union.
Faculty in Romance studies and comparative literature have moved into new offices in Klarman Hall; the new building for the humanities includes a 330-seat auditorium and a large glass atrium.
Four Cornell colleges welcomed the university's first group of students admitted in the spring semester. The new admissions program addresses a 100 percent increase in applicants in the last decade.
Natalie Mahowald, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, will help develop the chapter on the physical science basis for climate change. (Sept. 20, 2010)
Moji Olaniyan, executive director of the Office for Minority Educational Affairs, will leave Cornell to work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (May 11, 2010)
Three generations of the Marriott family were on hand Oct. 26 to help dedicate the School of Hotel Administration's Marriott Student Learning Center. (Nov. 1, 2012)
The students have the floor: Government professor Suzanne Mettler, the Clinton Rossiter Professor of American Institutions, is using engaged learning techniques to teach her students about real-world politics.