Lee H. Melvin, vice president for enrollment planning and management at the University of Connecticut, has been named Cornell's associate vice provost for enrollment, effective Sept. 15.
The Cornell campus teemed with high school-aged budding scientists and engineers during the College of Engineering's CURIE and CATALYST academies, which took place July 17-23. (July 25, 2011)
Two new leadership appointments in the Graduate School have been filled by external candidates who bring strengths in inclusion, mentoring, grant-writing and graduate student professional development. (July 19, 2011)
A Cornell conference considered issues that lead to fewer women completing doctoral degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. (June 24, 2011)
More than 200 people from area colleges, organizations and government services attended the Diversity Community Roundtable at Ithaca College, discussing ways to create inclusive workplace cultures. (June 17, 2011)
A community radio show produced and co-sponsored by Cornell has won a top award from the State University of New York Council for University Advancement.
Scholars and civic leaders pondered how to address the challenges prompted by upstate New York's changing population at the State of Upstate New York Conference in Syracuse, N.Y., June 8. (June 10, 2011)
Ph.D. candidate Christopher Blackwood has garnered three fellowships in three months to support his research in neurodegenerative disorders, which disproportionately affect minority communities. (June 7, 2011)
