'Day of Statistics' to honor founding chair Bruce Turnbull

At the Sept. 9 Day of Statistics event, Turnbull will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of his career in statistical science and his leadership in helping form the Department of Statistical Science.

Geothermal project could warm campus, expand energy study

Cornell is pursuing a project that has the potential to eliminate 110,000 metric tons of carbon from its annual footprint and establish one of the country's most advanced geothermal systems to heat the Ithaca campus.

SEAP Publications to gain exposure with Cornell Press

The Southeast Asia Program and Cornell University Press (CUP) have entered a new collaborative venture for publication of scholarship on Southeast Asia in books and in the journal Indonesia.

Cornell, Ithaca College communities mourn together

Students, faculty and staff from Cornell and Ithaca College gathered Sept. 1 on Ho Plaza to remember the lives of IC student Anthony Nazaire and Cornell's Darryl Wu '18, who died this week.

Great New York State Fair sports Big Red involvement

Cornell University, the College of Veterinary Medicine and Cornell Cooperative Extension have a big presence at the 2016 New York State Fair.

Day of Caring is Sept. 15; Cornell United Way kicks off Sept. 16

The United Way of Tompkins County kicks off its 2016-17 campaign with the Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring Sept. 15, followed by the Cornell United Way Campaign kickoff Sept. 16.

UK polymer chemist Anthony Ryan to give series of lectures

Anthony Ryan, professor at the University of Sheffield, U.K., has been named the 2016 Mary Upson Visiting Lecturer in Materials Science and Engineering and will deliver several campus lectures.

BEAR Walk fair fosters community collaborations

More than 300 people came to Collegetown for the third annual BEAR (Being Engaged and Responsible) Walk, which brought together local residents, students, elected officials and Cornell staff for a communitywide fair.

Grant launches Center on the Physics of Cancer Metabolism

Researchers from the College of Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine will fight the spread of breast cancer and other cancers with a $9.3M, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute.