At Winter Commencement, Dec. 18, President David Skorton recognized 735 candidates and thanked 2,000 attending friends and family, saying that Cornell graduates are known for overcoming challenges. (Dec. 20, 2010)
Provost Fuchs says Africana Studies will launch a Ph.D. program, and receive new funds and faculty positions, as well as the 'critical academic and administrative support that a college is best able to provide.'
The body of recent alumna Tine Rubow was recovered from the creek at Taughannock Falls State Park in the afternoon of Dec. 2. New York State Park Police are investigating. (Dec. 3, 2010)
President David Skorton issued a message of condolence Nov. 15 on the death of Ryan Crowder, who was working in Nicaragua on a sustainable fisheries initiative. A support meeting will be held Nov. 16. (Nov. 15, 2010)
Philanthropist and retired businessman Fred Young '64, M.Eng. '66, MBA '66, has committed $11 million to CCAT, a proposed 25-meter aperture telescope in Chile's Atacama desert.
Walter Isard, professor emeritus of city and regional planning and economics, has died at age 91. Isard was an influential scholar who founded the fields of regional science and peace science. (Nov. 11, 2010)
The decision was made after considering an extensive review of options, in the context of the college's strategic planning objectives. Faculty and staff will be transferred to other departments within CALS. (Oct. 26, 2010)
Cornell welcomed 10 new graduate students, who were selected as this year's Presidential Life Sciences Fellows, at a reception in Weill Hall on Aug. 26. (Oct. 13, 2010)
Three Cornell graduate students are among 27 awardees of the 2010-11 Intel Ph.D. Fellowship Program, which has contributed more than $1 million to support top doctoral candidates across the nation. (Oct. 11, 2010)
