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)
N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo discussed the state’s new economic development program, START-UP NY (SUNY Tax-Free Areas to Revitalize and Transform Upstate NY) July 10 at Cornell.
Cornell has been honored for collaborations with farmworkers providing research, policy advocacy and outreach support including workshops, legal and tax assistance, and tutoring.
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.
Professor Andrew H. Bass has been named associate vice provost for research, effective June 1. Bass, professor of neurobiology and behavior, will review the animal care program, among other tasks.
Events on campus include the Cornell Concerto Competition, Ithakid Film Festival at Cornell Cinema, a Spanish mass in Anabel Taylor Chapel, student films and exhibits ending at the Johnson Museum.
Maria Cristina Garcia and alumnae Renee Alexander '74, Mary Berens '74 and Kristen Rupert '74 were elected honorary members of Sphinx Head recently for service to Cornell. (May 4, 2010)
Ahmed Ahmed’s ’17 life story is a remarkable tale of a young man who combined hard work with inspiration and guidance from others to grow as a person, from a refugee to a Rhodes scholar.