Lopez, a first-generation American who plans to specialize in small animal internal medicine, said he has been mindful of how he can serve as an example for other Mexican-Americans and minorities to strive for their dreams.
For two Cornell students about to graduate May 25, the past weeks have been marked by worry about friends and relatives affected by the May 12 Sichuan, China, earthquake. (May 21, 2008)
William Rosen, a lecturer in the College of Human Ecology's Department of Policy Analysis and Management, died of brain cancer May 19 at his home in Brooktondale, N.Y. (May 21, 2008)
Cornell Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman received the Tompkins County Foundation Award for Excellence May 19 for her contributions toward improving the quality of life in the county. (May 20, 2008)
This year the steam will be turned off beginning at 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 27. Steam will begin to be restored to buildings at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 29. (May 20, 2008)
Artisan Durand Van Doren has spent the last six months shaping steel into daisies, daffodils, roots and rhizomes for a landmark gate in Cornell's Lua A. Minns Garden. (May 19, 2008)
Highlights of the weekend include the Convocation address by poet Maya Angelou on May 24 and President David Skorton's Commencement address, May 25. (May 19, 2008)
A service of remembrance and hope was conducted in Sage Chapel May 16 in memory of the more than 21,000 victims killed in the magnitude 7.9 earthquake that struck Sichuan province, China, May 12. (May 16, 2008)
A candlelight vigil to commemorate those lost or affected by the earthquake in China and to offer an opportunity for people to donate money to disaster relief will be held May 16 from 7 to 8 p.m. in Sage Chapel. (May 16, 2008)
The turf artwork, created by art of horticulture students over the past several weeks, covers more than an acre at Cornell's Bluegrass Lane Landscape Horticulture Field Research Facility. (May 16, 2008)