Christopher Dobyns '13 wins Udall scholarship

Christopher (Kit) Dobyns '13, an Africana studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the winner of a 2012 Morris K. Udall Scholarship. (April 5, 2012)

Joe Burns elected next dean of university faculty

Burns will succeed William Fry, professor of plant pathology, who will step down June 30 after serving since 2008.

Insect expert bugged by the lack of women in entomology

Entomologist May Berenbaum, department head at the University of Illinois, discussed the lack of women in her field April 3 as part of the two-day Frontiers Symposium of leading women life scientists.

Two juniors named Truman scholars

Cornell juniors Joanna Smith and Alexander Bores have been named Truman scholars by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Each will receive a $30,000 scholarship.

Immersion program bolsters humanities Ph.D. students

A new immersion program by Cornell University Library helps graduate students in the humanities make the most of their research. (April 3, 2012)

Atheist Roald Hoffmann and MIT Christian agree on the sublime in science

Chemist and Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann, a self-proclaimed atheist, discussed science and God with a Christian MIT nuclear scientist March 30. Their differing worldviews had some surprising similarities. (April 3, 2012)

A tour through bad taste with John Waters

Filmmaker John Waters led a Cornell audience on a tour through his 'negative influences' and his many films including 'Hairspray' and 'Pink Flamingos' March 31 at the 'Resoundingly Queer' conference.

Scott Tucker to leave Cornell for Choral Arts Society

Professor Scott Tucker has announced that he will leave Cornell to become the artistic director of the Choral Arts Society in Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2012)

Dale Corson, Cornell's eighth president and a distinguished physicist, dies at 97

Dale Raymond Corson, Cornell's eighth president (1969-77) and a distinguished physicist and engineer, died March 31 at his home at Kendal at Ithaca. A celebration of his life will be held Sept. 8. (March 31, 2012)