Outgoing Interim President Hunter Rawlings has been honored with the renaming of the 10-year-old Cornell Presidential Research Scholars (CPRS) program for undergraduates as the Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research…
Events on campus this week include alumnus and lifestyle expert Katie Brown, an urban version of 'Romeo and Juliet' and a benefit concert for Cornell's Hospital for Animals. (Nov. 12, 2009)
Some 3,000 copies of a new handbook to help employees recognize and respond to student stress are being distributed to all staff members who have contact with students. (May 19, 2011)
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)
A weak U.S. dollar, war spending and falling housing prices are likely to contribute to weakening the 2008 economy, said a Cornell economist who shared his predictions at a Dec. 18 agribusiness conference at Cornell. (Dec. 21, 2007)
In just four days in February, participants in the annual bird count tallied more than 11 million birds across the United States and Canada and submitted a record-breaking number of checklists. (March 30, 2007)
The Native American Students at Cornell organization will host its Third Annual Pow Wow and Smoke Dance Competition Sunday, April 7, in Barton Hall on the Cornell campus.
In a commentary published in the Chronicle of Higher Education, President David Skorton calls on the higher education community to help the country solves its most pressing challenges. (Nov. 21, 2008)