Ealick, Fox, Fuchs and Ganem are elected AAAS fellows

Steven Ealick, Thomas Fox '71, Provost Kent Fuchs and Bruce Ganem are among the 503 fellows elected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2010.

New Becker House dean listens to the voices of the present and past

As the new house professor-dean of Becker House, associate professor of history Ed Baptist will emphasize listening to students and sparking their intellectual curiosity outside the classroom.

Events help students see how liberal arts degrees can lead to careers in banking or journalism

The College of Arts and Sciences held two events in New York City recently to bring alumni and students together to discuss the kinds of careers liberal arts students can go into. (Jan. 20, 2011)

Five faculty receive NSF CAREER awards

Itai Cohen, William Dichtel, Tobias Hanrath, Eun-Ah Kim and Cynthia Reinhart-King are recent recipients of National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards. (Jan. 19, 2011)

Book by Romance studies professor compares images of medieval saints to modern pornography

The images of saints in medieval Europe bear an uncanny resemblance to modern pornographic images, says Cary Howie in his new book 'Sanctity and Pornography in Medieval Culture: On the Verge.'

Biology majors can now minor in business

Life sciences majors in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Agriculture and Life Sciences can now minor in business through the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics. (Jan. 17, 2011)

Campus managers to partner with units, colleges

Each unit and college on campus now has a campus manager who will act as its liaison with the Division of Facilities Services. (Jan. 13, 2011)

New academy focuses on science, technology of geothermal energy development

Cornell is taking a leading role in the country's first National Geothermal Academy, expected to launch this summer with an intensive training program. (Jan. 12, 2011)

Rowena Lohman receives NASA grant

The three-year, $318,000 grant from the NASA New Investigator Program will support Lohman's study of subsiding deltas and sea level rise worldwide with space-based geodetic observations. (Jan. 12, 2011)