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Cornell to host steel bridge and concrete canoe competitions

Engineering students from across New York will visit campus April 13 and 14 for the Upstate New York American Society of Civil Engineers Student Conference. (March 29, 2007)

Deborah Streeter honored for innovation, entrepreneurship

The award recognizes individuals who have fostered and demonstrated innovative thinking among students through inventive teaching methods, projects and case studies. (March 29, 2007)

The Ezra Files: Life brightens for Ezra Cornell in 1854-55

Although the family at home in Ithaca was suffering for a lack of funds, Ezra Cornell started to prosper these years, though not with much cash flow. (March 29, 2007)

Faculty Innovation in Teaching project proposals are due by April 2

FIT projects have allowed almost 100 faculty members since 2002 to develop innovative instructional technology projects that have the potential to improve the educational process. (March 29, 2007)

Johnson School to offer executive MBA program information sessions

An MBA program geared toward mid-career professionals, the Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA Program, will host information sessions in April and May. (March 29, 2007)

Modern gather amid the ancient as Cornell in Rome alums and faculty celebrate the program's 20th anniversary

They may once have had to say, 'Arrivederci, Roma,' but fond memories of study in the Eternal City brought Cornellians back to celebrate 20 years of the Cornell in Rome Program, March 24-26. (March 28, 2007)

Veterinary researchers seek to confirm presence of toxins in recalled pet food and to explain cause of animals' kidney failure

Cornell's Animal Health Diagnostic Center is conducting further tests to confirm the presence of toxins in recalled pet food and to explain the cause of fatal kidney failure in 15 cats and one dog.

Week of events intended to spur activism on Darfur genocide

A candlelight vigil on Ho Plaza organized by the Cornell chapter of Amnesty International kicked off 'Darfur Awareness Week,' March 26-30. (March 27, 2007)

Book sculpture to be reinstalled on campus

The Humanities Book Art Project will be installed on campus at the Hirshland Gallery, Kroch Library, on April 4 and will be on display until April 25. (March 27, 2007)

Giving nomadic Kenyan children a chance at education is 'life-altering experience' for alumna

Marilyn Tebor Shaw '76 and a group of six other volunteers are working to ensure that nomadic Kenyan children who hunger for an education are able to get one. (March 27, 2007)

Systems engineer Earl Valencia is a 'New Face of Engineering'

Recognized for his work on next-generation defense projects, systems engineer Earl Valencia was honored in February as a 'New Face of Engineering' by the National Engineers Week Foundation. (March 27, 2007)

Jay Waks and Paul Cole to receive top ILR School awards

Alumnus Jay W. Waks will receive the ILR School's Judge William B. Groat Alumni Award, and Paul Cole, secretary-treasurer emeritus of the New York State AFL-CIO, will receive the Jerome Alpern Award March 29. (March 27, 2007)