An MBA student who attended the People’s Climate March asserts that business is the largest catalyst for change, when it comes to transitioning to a carbon-neutral economy.
A new Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine service at Cornell University Hospital for Animals will help canine athletes, non-athletic dogs and cats recover from injury through interdisciplinary medical techniques.
David Archer '05, a former football captain as a player and architect of the Big Red's recent recruiting success, has been named the Roger J. Weiss '61 Head Coach of Football.
Agronomist and business strategist Daniel Fungai Mataruka, Ph.D. '92, has been appointed executive director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation in Nairobi, Kenya. (March 4, 2009)
College of Human Ecology legend Urie Bronfenbrenner, who taught at Cornell for 50 years and died in 2005, was the subject of a symposium on campus Sept. 18.
Staff and faculty members can now apply to the 2010 Child Care Grant Subsidy Program, which awards up to $5,000 a year, tax-free, to help pay for child care expenses. Application deadline is Sept. 4. (July 29, 2009)
A revolutionary instrument that will expedite the discovery of new, artificial forms of matter will be funded by a $4.13 million gift from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
A graduate student and two undergraduates spent the summer studying zooplankton species in Adirondack lakes to learn to determine whether they can live in different environments.
The Starr Foundation, chaired by Maurice R. Greenberg, has committed $6 million to the College of Veterinary Medicine. The gift will create two endowed professorships in clinical research.
Events this week include Cornell Orchards' Apple Spectacular, a student-made film reflecting on service in Thailand; the Cornell Orchestras playing jazz with special guests; MFA students reading poetry and fiction; and lectures on law and technology, global child welfare and the Middle East.