As part of its mission to promote cross-campus interactions to enhance training in stem cell biology at Cornell, the Cornell Stem Cell Program held a daylong retreat May 17 on campus.
Five employees – Sarah Miller, Joseph Abel, Lindsay Jones Hansen, William Gilligan and Dorothy Vanderbilt – were recognized with awards of excellence May 19 at the second annual Employee Recognition Luncheon.
With every final exam handed in and last box packed, there is a student bidding farewell to Cornell in his or her own unique way. Alex Silver and Jon Tai made a video. (May 26, 2011)
Cornell will offer four new massive open online courses - or MOOCs - in 2016. Learn abouts sharks, GMOs, engineering simulations and how mergers and acquisitions get done.
Cornell President David Skorton and his wife, Robin Davisson, professor of biomedical sciences, spent the weekend dining with students, watching ping-pong and even making a run to the Hot Truck. (April 7, 2009)
Reflecting on her heart transplant and all that occurred since, Rebecca DeRoller said at the Feb. 12 Soup and Hope event that hope comes from deciding to be victor rather than victim.
Cornell's 146th Graduation Weekend highlights include the Senior Convocation Address by actor Ed Helms, who portrayed the fictional alumnus Andy Bernard '93 on TV's 'The Office,' and President David Skorton's Commencement Address.
David Pimentel, professor emeritus of ecology and agriculture at Cornell, was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst during its commencement ceremonies. (May 29, 2008)
The New York State Assembly has recognized Human Ecology student Jenna DiCostanzo '08 as a 'distinguished intern' for a policy analysis paper she wrote. (Nov. 4, 2008)
When a 25-foot, 10,0000-pound whale washed up dead on a private beach, students and faculty from Shoals Marine Lab were part of a team that dismantled and shipped away the remains.