A concept devised this spring by Cornell students to provide a support network for budding online entrepreneurs is on its way to becoming a reality in Europe. (Aug. 6, 2012)
Students in a new service learning course study the public health impacts of such hot-button local issues as the county jail expansion and whether Ithaca homeowners should be allowed to have backyard chicken coops.
Cornell needs to produce graduates who have cross-cultural awareness, “who can move nimbly and with sensitivity in all four corners of the globe,” said Fredrik Logevall, vice provost for international affairs, at a Nov. 18 talk.
In a meeting with the Employee Assembly May 19, President David Skorton and Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman answered questions about layoffs, workload and other staff concerns. (May 21, 2010)
In her faculty family residence, Parvine Toorawa provides students with home-cooked meals. At Soup and Hope, Feb. 2 in Sage Chapel, she discussed the roles of tradition and change in her own life.
In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011, the Cornell Annual Fund raised $30,086,159, surpassing a long-standing goal of $30 million and setting an all-time record. (July 28, 2011)
A new and improved online Courses of Study is now available, offering more accuracy and easier searches than the old one or the paper version, which has been discontinued. (July 28, 2011)
Feminist sex writer Susie Bright has donated her archival materials to Cornell Library's Human Sexuality Collection, celebrating its 25th anniversary. Bright will speak on campus Jan. 23.
Composer and Cornell professor Roberto Sierra has been selected to compose the inaugural work for the Sphinx Commissioning Consortium, an alliance of 12 American orchestras. (Aug. 4, 2008)
About 50 students involved with the Cornell University Sustainable Design group are working to research, design and build an affordable sustainable model home in Nicaragua.