Mary-Lynn Cummings, assistant dean for facilities and operational services in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been named to the newly created post of director of space planning for Cornell. (Feb. 6, 2008)
As the first class of doctors is set to graduate from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, the triple mission of the institution is ready to proceed, with the research aspect being added now, and patient care set to follow in 2011. (Feb. 5, 2008)
Vermont veterinarian Karen Anderson, a 1982 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine, spent almost two weeks in Haiti last year helping to spread knowledge about caring for and treating animals. (Feb. 5, 2008)
John S. Parker, assistant professor of virology at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2007 Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence.
Construction on a new 290-car garage behind Martha Van Rensselaer Hall has begun as the first of a two-phase, $77.7 million construction project for the College of Human Ecology. (Feb. 4, 2008)
Howard P. Milstein '73, co-chairman, president and CEO of Emigrant Savings Bank and its holding company, New York Private Bank and Trust, and managing partner of Milstein Properties, has been named the 2008 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year. (Feb. 4, 2008)
The art museum has been awarded a $500,000 Kresge Foundation challenge grant to support its new underground extension. The museum must raise an additional $1.5 million by July 1, 2009, to receive the challenge grant. (Feb. 4, 2008)
A dedication ceremony for a new water treatment plant in Tamara, Honduras, was attended by 18 Cornell engineering students who visited the country Jan. 4-20. (Feb. 4, 2008)
Keisha Hudson, Class of '99, writes what an outstanding teacher and human being Professor Don Barr was, helping her to voice her anger and organize grassroots efforts toward social change. (Feb. 4, 2008)
