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Statement from Cornell University President Hunter R. Rawlings III and Chairman of the Board Peter Meinig regarding distinguished alumnus Philip Merrill '55

Cornell University is greatly saddened by the loss of devoted alumnus Philip Merrill '55 and sends heartfelt sympathies to Eleanor Merrill, Douglas Merrill '89, MBA '91, Catherine Merrill '91 and Nancy Merrill '96. Phil's long…

Deadly virus in freshwater fish is found in Northeast for the first time by Cornell researchers

A deadly fish virus has been found for the first time in a variety of freshwater fish in the northeastern United States by Cornell University researchers. (June 14, 2006)

'We're down to the atom size': Cornell researchers discover how to focus on tiniest of the very small

If you need a good picture of a molecule, your first job is getting its atoms to pose for you, says John Silcox, Cornell's David E. Burr Professor of Engineering and an expert in the realm of the very tiny. But atoms are not…

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof demands in Olin lecture that U.S. work to stop Darfur slaughter

The first genocide of the 21st century is taking place under our noses in Darfur, and it's "your job" to stop it, a passionate Nicholas Kristof told an audience of about 700 in Bartels Hall June 9 during Reunion Weekend. "They…

Of whom the bells tolled: 'Hell's Bells' peal out for chimesmaster Dick Lee '41

At just past 11 a.m. June 10, all heaven broke loose from Cornell's McGraw Tower. An exhilaration of festive chimes music titled "Hell's Bells" flushed a robin from its chilly perch, drew clusters of Cornell-red-bedecked alumni…

Art of communicating science is displayed in an exhibition of larger-than-life charts

"I've been a scientist, so I look at graphs all the time, and I think they're beautiful," said Jenifer Wightman '02. So she, a researcher in crop and soil sciences with the eye of an artist, asked Cornell faculty and staff members to send her their own examples of "important, meaningful or remarkable charts, graphs, maps, diagrams or tables.

Class of '71 forum traces history of student activism and finds it's 'still alive'

Cornell's Class of 1971 was witness to an especially tumultuous era of campus unrest, peaking with the takeover of Willard Straight Hall by black student activists on April 19, 1969. During a Reunion Weekend forum, June 9 in…

Cornell faculty recognized for outstanding public-service initiatives

Mary Katzenstein have been awarded 2006 Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellowships for outstanding public-service initiatives.

Student Colleen Keller wins first place in design competition

Colleen Keller '08, a textiles and apparel (TXA) major, has won first place and $1,000 in a design competition sponsored by the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC). Keller won in the Apparel Design --…

$1 million Vet College intensive care unit named for celebrated donor, author Patricia Cornwell

The Cornell University Hospital for Animals at the College of Veterinary Medicine has named its intensive care unit the Patricia Cornwell Intensive Care Unit for Companion Animals. The best-selling author was honored for her $1…

Educating K-12 teachers year-round in Cornell's workshops

One of the advantages of a K-12 teaching career is having the summers off. However, while many teachers pursue family and personal interests in the warm season, others return to college, honing their skills for the fall by taking…

Cornell opens doors for Emily Levitt to study malnutrition in Afghanistan

As a teenager growing up in Rochester, N.Y., Emily Levitt decorated her room with flags of the world and dreamed of reducing human suffering by working for the United Nations. Now a doctoral candidate in Cornell's Program in International Nutrition.