Alpha Phi Alpha, the nation's first Greek collegiate organization established by black students at Cornell in 1906, will prepare for its centennial with a pilgrimage to Cornell on Saturday, Nov. 19.
More than 6,000 county residents -- about 9 percent -- are living below the poverty line, based on numbers provided by the Tompkins County planning department. (November 01, 2005)
The Graduate Record Examination does little to predict who will do well in graduate school for psychology and quite likely in other fields as well, according to a new study by Cornell and Yale universities. (Aug. 4, 1997)
Cornell is hosting the 30th annual meeting of SCT from July 18 to 26, bringing together an array of international scholars embodying interdisciplinary interests from humanistic and related disciplines, including English, comparative literature, history, political theory, film and theater studies.
Real lives. Real stories. Real change. The Cornell United Way campaign is not simply a feel-good exercise, although it does feel good to know you are helping to make a difference.
Events this week include Light in Winter Festival activities, new exhibits at the Johnson Museum of Art, inspirational talks at Sage Chapel, and a lecture on archaeology and photography. (Jan. 14, 2010)
Cornell Provost Biddy Martin called for more diversity in faculty hiring in her first Academic State of the University Address March 7. (March 8, 2007)
Professor Sandra Vehrencamp records bird songs and plays them back to birds to better understand exactly how birds use songs to communicate and convey information. (Dec. 18, 2008)
Cornell has received two grants totaling $1 million to expand the John S. Knight Writing Program, which seeks to improve student writing and the teaching of writing.