Thirty-six staff members were recognized by President Skorton at the annual staff graduate reception May 21, Friends Hall, for completing higher education degrees.
Past and present Cornell presidents took the Bailey Hall stage during Charter Day Weekend to offer insights on some of the most pressing issues in the future of higher education.
Three new types of signs delineate differing levels of access in the gorges, spelling out regulations while encouraging safe use of these natural areas for hiking, biking and other activities. (May 23, 2012)
The fraternity donated the funds to Ithaca Public Education Initiative, a nonprofit that facilitates community connections and support for students and teachers in the Ithaca City School District.
Twenty-three Mexican undergraduates joined research labs at Cornell this summer as part of President Obama's 100,000 Strong Initiative, an effort to increase student exchanges with Latin America.
Jessica Ye '12 and Sophia Porrino '11 have received 2010 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, which cover tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to $7,500 per year. (April 8, 2010)
L. Sanford Reis '29, whose gifts to the university included the Reis Tennis Center and the main stage of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, died June 27 at age 101 in Sarasota, Fla. (July 16, 2009)
Cornell will celebrate its 144th Graduation Weekend. The Senior Convocation Address will be given by Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, May 26.
A Cornell researcher collaborating with colleagues at the University of Iowa is part of a five-year, $10.6 million grant to study the role of the brain in links between obesity and high blood pressure.