Many bird lovers watch the live feeds from webcams on campus that film the nest life of ospreys and red-tailed hawks, and many become active volunteers and members of the growing community of cam viewers.
To engage teens in STEM fields through fashion design, Cornell offered a weeklong course, “Smart Clothing, Smart Girls: Engineering through Apparel Design,” July 14-18 to 33 middle school girls.
Three student teams took home prizes April 16-17 in contests held during Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s Celebration conference, while another 10 teams presented their final pitches at eLab’s Demo Day.
During his annual address April 18 to representatives of local service clubs and the university, President David Skorton enumerated the ways in which Cornell takes its public service role seriously. (April 19, 2012)
Alumni Peter and Stephanie Nolan have endowed the David J. Nolan Directorship of the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell. Professor Loren Tauer will hold the position.
Focusing on the concept of "one Cornell," President David Skorton reaffirmed the importance of staff in the achievements of the university and announced that the CARE Fund will receive $25,000.
The Cornell NYC Tech campus has reached another milestone: The creation of its first endowed professorship, the Robert V. Tishman Founder's Chair, named for Tishman '37, who died in 2010 at age 94.
The Chai Notes, Cornell's Jewish, co-ed a cappella group, traveled to Washington, D.C., to perform at the White House Hanukkah party, the annual event hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.