President Skorton outlined the progress made on strategic plan initiatives and the work that yet remains, while looking toward the sesquicentennial, in his State of the University Address, Oct. 26. (Oct. 26, 2012)
John (Jack) E. Oliver, Cornell professor emeritus of earth and atmospheric sciences and a founding contributor to the theory of plate tectonics, died Jan. 5 at his home in Ithaca. (Jan. 10, 2011)
The Cornell College of Business is on track to launch in the coming academic year, said Dean Soumitra Dutta. Open forums about next steps will be held over the next two weeks for faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Former Cornell anti-Vietman War activists return to campus Nov. 10-11 as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ celebration of the university’s sesquicentennial.
More than 12,000 Cornell fans rooted for Big Red hockey at Madison Square Garden Nov. 28, when the team took on Boston University. The game ended in overtime with a tie of 3-3. (Nov. 30, 2009)
Winners in Cornell's seventh annual Book Collection Contest include the owners of a book collection about interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and of a collection of Mark Strand publications.
Alan Renwick, a senior scientist at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc., located on the Cornell campus, will lecture in Marseille, France, Nov. 16, on how plant chemicals change the taste sensation for insects.
Cornell's agricultural sciences major has received a $1 million gift from Richard C. Call, CALS '52, and his wife, Marie, to establish the Richard C. Call Directorship of Agricultural Sciences. (Dec. 14, 2010)