President David Skorton promoted Cornell's faculty renewal initiative and cited several new faculty hires in his State of the University Address June 8 to alumni and friends during Reunion Weekend.
Collegetown ART, of the student-run Sustainability Hub, has installed two waste and recycling stations to beautify Collegetown. The waste receptacles are adorned with local art. (Sept. 7, 2010)
This regular column, written by Cornell alumni, will follow the progress of the five-year, $4 billion fund-raising campaign announced by President David Skorton in October 2006. (Jan. 24, 2007)
Weill Cornell Medical College researcher Scott Blanchard received the Career Award from the National Science Foundation for his groundbreaking work in cell biology. (Sept. 17, 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.
Professors Sheila Hemami, Karl Niklas and David Lipsky have been named Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellows for outstanding teaching and mentoring of Cornell undergraduates.
More than 550 Cornell alumni and students have come together in 33 cities in North America for Cornell Cares Day events over winter break to volunteer in hometown communities.
Over winter break, four students in the Cornell chapter of the Alpha Zeta honor society for men and women in agriculture helped farmers and ranchers who are still recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (Jan. 8, 2007)