Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Kraft Foods, ranks at No. 2, between Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is on the list at No. 31.
Steven D. Tanksley, a molecular geneticist who pioneered concepts essential to modern plant breeding while a professor at Cornell University, has won the prestigious Japan Prize worth $420,000.
Cornell's Department of Materials Science and Engineering marked 40 years with a daylong symposium Sept. 20 titled 'Materials Science and Engineering in 2020.'
Michael I. Kotlikoff, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell, has been named dean of the veterinary college, effective July 1. (April 26, 2007)
An MBA program geared toward mid-career professionals, the Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA Program, will host information sessions in April and May. (March 29, 2007)
Will Keim '04 is a fourth-year teacher at Oakland Technical High School and a Teach for America alumnus who went into teaching to make a difference in students' lives and education. (Oct. 15, 2007)
Alumnus H. Fisk Johnson and SC Johnson have committed $150 million for the College of Business, which has been renamed the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. It is the largest single gift to the Ithaca campus.
It really was a scorcher this spring and summer - 26 cities in the Northeast set records for average temperatures this year, reports the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell.
Cornell needs to think strategically and boldly, promoting innovation by investing in thought leaders and research, said President David Skorton, addressing members of the Cornell Board of Trustees and Cornell University Council, Oct. 25.