Dean Kent Kleinman announced the building's approval to the College of Architecture, Art and Planning's Class of 2009 at the college's ceremony on the Arts Quad following Commencement May 24.
John O'Brien, M.A. '89, worked for more than 20 years - 14 of them as a quadriplegic - to complete his Cornell Ph.D. in architecture history. (May 22, 2009)
Each spring the Cornell Tradition, an alumni-endowed recognition program, honors 10 of its students for their community service and leadership. The students donate their awards to help others.
Cornell's Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honors 32 seniors and the high school teachers and university faculty members who made important contributions to the students' lives.
Acclaimed educator, designer and author Dagmar Richter has been appointed to chair the Department of Architecture, effective July 1. She comes to Cornell from UCLA. (May 13, 2009)
The Institute for the Social Sciences has kicked off its Persistent Poverty and Upward Mobility theme project, a three-year effort to understand the causes and solutions to chronic poverty. (May 6, 2009)
Assistant professor of art Michael Ashkin has received a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation supporting his upcoming solo sculpture exhibition in Vienna, Austria. (April 30, 2009)
A Cornell team traveled to China to participate in an eco-urban design workshop, where they developed an innovative urban model for China to consider as it prepares to build new cities. (April 23, 2009)
