Will organized labor continue its reform movement to empower its rank and file, or will it return to yesteryear when labor bosses negotiated contracts in smoke-filled back rooms? That's what is at stake in next month's election for president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, says a Cornell labor expert.
Cornell has been named by Conceive Magazine as one of the top 50 most family-friendly employers in the United States because of the benefits it offers to employees who hope to be parents. (Feb. 22, 2008)
Paul C.W. Chu, a famed researcher and professor turned university president, talked about his life as well as breakthroughs in high-temperature superconductors March 25. (April 1, 2009)
After a naming challenge drew 1,100 suggestions from around the world, a Cornell breeder has revealed the secret identities of two new wine grapes - Arandell and Aromella.
Lt. Col. Steven Alexander, the head of Cornell Reserve Officers Training Corps, spoke at Cornell's Veteran's Day Ceremony, held Nov. 11 in Willard Straight Hall's Memorial Room. (Nov. 18, 2009)
Avery August, Ph.D. ’94, is a professor of immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, the university’s vice provost for academic affairs and co-director of the Cornell Center for Health Equity, which spans the Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine.
Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to propose project to digitize collections that will support visual learning, teaching and research. (Feb. 2, 2011)
A day after Jeff Tambroni was named the head men's lacrosse coach at Penn State (June 17), Cornell announced his successor: associate head coach Ben DeLuca '98. (June 18, 2010)