Cornell alumnae group awards 11 faculty research grants

The President's Council of Cornell Women, an alumnae group that serves as an advisory council to Cornell's president, has awarded its 2004 research grants to 11 women faculty members.

Reunion '04 features Cornell alumnus and NASA astronaut Ed Lu, the State of the University address and a host of alumni activities

As many as 6,000 Cornellians and their families will be on campus on June 10 through June 13, for Cornell's Reunion 2004.

Astronaut and Cornell alumnus Ed Lu, veteran of three space missions, returns to campus June 11 to deliver public Olin Lecture

Astronaut Edward (Ed) Lu, the veteran of three space missions who has logged 206 days in space, will visit the Cornell University campus Friday, June 11, to deliver the 2004 Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Lecture during the university's Reunion weekend.

Weill Cornell launches new stem cell center with $15 million grant

The Board of Overseers of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City voted today to establish the new Ansary Center for Stem Cell Therapeutics. The unique Center will bring together a premier team of scientists to focus on stem cells – the primitive, unspecialized cells thought to have an unrivaled capacity to form all types of cells in the body.

Centennial parade on May 12 kicks off yearlong celebration for Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

On May 12, 1904, six black bulls, a cadet band, an entomology float and more than 2,000 students marched in a parade celebrating Cornell's designation as the official New York State College of Agriculture.

Documentary on Cornell Lab of Ornithology team in World Series of Birding to air on WSKG-TV and WCNY-TV

Documentary on Cornell Lab of Ornithology team in World Series of Birding to air on WSKG-TV and WCNY-TV.

New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell researchers discover non-protease inhibitor drug combo better than others for fighting HIV

A certain combination of AIDS drugs is superior to others when it comes to the initial treatment of HIV patients, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Betsy Fuller, Cornell law clinician and tenacious lawyer who helped change state prison practices, died April 21

Sarah Betsy Fuller passed away on April 21 at Cayuga Medical Center following a long battle with breast cancer. Fuller was the lead attorney in a federal case that established the right of Native Americans to practice their religion freely in New York state prisons.

Cornell trustees to meet in Ithaca, March 10--12

The Cornell Board of Trustees will meet in Ithaca, March 10-12. The full board will have a brief open session beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, March 12, in B09 Sage Hall on the Cornell campus.