Provost Kent Fuchs and VP Elmira Mangum are rolling out the framework of a new budget model to the campus. The model is more streamlined, consistent and transparent in allocation of resources.
Cornell University and the University of Rochester have joined an initiative led by Syracuse University (SU) to create a central New York "humanities corridor" that will include collaborative research, interdisciplinary workshops…
Annie Leonard, environmental activist and creator of the 2007 viral hit video 'The Story of Stuff,' has completed her Cornell master’s degree following a 25-year hiatus.
Weill Cornell Medical College broke ground May 26 for its new Medical Research Building, a state-of-the-art facility that will more than double the institution's existing research space. (May 27, 2010)
Cathy Dove, vice president of Cornell Tech in New York City, has been named the 10th president of Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks. The first female president of Paul Smith’s, she will begin her new position Sept. 1.
Steven W. Squyres has been named chairman of the NASA Advisory Council, an assembly of experts that offers guidance and policy advice to the administrator of America's space agency. (Nov. 7, 2011)
The Festival of Black Gospel marks its 35th anniversary in Ithaca Feb. 24-26, with a weekend of free events at the State Theatre, Cornell and Ithaca College.
Chemistry's Hector Abruna was chosen to present the 2010 S.C. Lind Lectures by the American Chemical Society of East Tennessee. He is also the 2011 recipient of the Faraday Medal. (Nov. 15, 2010)
Artist Andy Goldsworthy, known for using natural materials to create striking images and unusual structures, spent his finals days as a professor-at-large creating an original piece of art for Cornell.