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.

After competitively screening close to 40 of the top architecture firms in the world, the University announced Tuesday that it has selected Thom Mayne of the firm Morphosis to design the first academic building for the New York City tech campus on Roosevelt Island.

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 revealed the next phase of his Applied Sciences NYC initiative on Monday: a new, 460,000 square foot applied sciences center in downtown Brooklyn.

At a packed town hall meeting on Thursday, Roosevelt Island residents raised several concerns about the University’s planned tech campus.

A major credit rating agency revised its outlook of the University’s financial situation on Sunday from “negative” to “stable.” The company also affirmed its “Aa1” rating of Cornell’s long-term bonds.

At a panel discussion Thursday, several professors questioned Cornell’s partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, sparking heated debate and causing one Cornell professor who formerly taught at the Technion to walk out.

President Skorton responds to many of the questions generated by Cornell's announcement to partner with Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

Judah Bellin '12 calls on President Skorton to stand beside the political gesture inherent in Cornell's partnership with the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

If conducted properly, the University's initiatives to create a larger international presence for Cornell could have wide-reaching benefits.