Engaged Cornell - a groundbreaking, $150 million, 10-year initiative to establish community engagement and real-world learning experiences as the hallmark of the Cornell undergraduate experience - was launched Oct. 6.
On Feb. 3, leaders of the New York City tech campus initiative held an open forum to answer questions, provide updates and reiterate the transformative nature of the project for Cornell as a whole.
Juniors Eowyn Connolly-Brown, Michael Grundler, Stephen Linderman and Aman Prasad have been named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars for 2009. They are among 278 scholars chosen from a field of 1,097 students nationwide. (April 2, 2009)
From Sage Hall March 26, President David Skorton hosted a webcast 'town hall meeting' with nine of the university's most active alumni in the first of what is expected to be many such conversations. (March 30, 2009)
Events on campus this week include '60s psychedelic films with live music, book talks on edible bugs, bad decisions and privacy; Darwin Days and a jazz concert by Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodriguez.
Steven Ealick, Thomas Fox '71, Provost Kent Fuchs and Bruce Ganem are among the 503 fellows elected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2010.
Cornell professors George Hudler, Ravi Ramakrishna and Yervant Terzian have been recognized for distinguished teaching with Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowships. (Jan. 26, 2012)
The College of Arts and Sciences held two events in New York City recently to bring alumni and students together to discuss the kinds of careers liberal arts students can go into. (Jan. 20, 2011)
Peter C. Meinig '61, outgoing chair of the Cornell University Board of Trustees, recently sat down with the Cornell Chronicle to look back on a decade of service.