Peter Jacobs '13 reflects on the toll Hurricane Sandy took on his home of New York City and praises the government relief that saved it.

"We’re looking for people with that extra edge," one professor says.

President David Skorton touted the benefits of the University's agreement with Google to temporarily host the school’s new tech campus on Tuesday, saying the space will allow Cornell to quickly establish a physical presence in New York City while saving money on prime real estate.

Since Stanford University dropped its bid for a tech campus in New York City three days before Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Cornell won the competition, the university’s administration has largely kept the reasons for the pullout secret. However, a new profile of Stanford in this week's The New Yorker sheds light on the negotiations between the school and the city that ultimately led to its withdrawal.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a partnership Monday with New York University and the Polytechnic Institute of New York to construct a 460,000 square foot applied science research institute in downtown Brooklyn. 

With several notable projects already under his belt, Andrew C. Winters, founding director of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Office of Capital Project Development, will lead the development of Cornell’s New York City tech campus, the University announced Thursday. 

Despite their opposition to his strong defense of the New York Police Department surveillance program involving Muslim students, student leaders from Cornell’s Muslim community expressed measured support for the selection of NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg as this year’s Convocation speaker.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will deliver the convocation address to this year’s graduating seniors, the Class of 2012 Convocation Committee announced Wednesday.

Cornell revealed a $350 million donation Friday toward its proposed NYC tech campus, just hours after Stanford, who many have perceived as the University's main rival in the competition, unexpectedly withdrew its bid.

Five proposals, including Cornell’s, remain in the competition to build a new technology and engineering campus in New York City after Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Wednesday that two proposals have been ruled out.