Bretscher, Lord elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Anthony P. Bretscher, professor of cell biology, and Catherine Lord, professor of psychology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, join Barack Obama, Tom Hanks and 209 others as newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Good planning results in accessible campus events, ADA coordinator says

Web resources and university officials can assist with event planning to help ensure that events are accessible to all.

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Colleagues celebrate A.R. Ammons in Temple of Zeus

Poet and legendary faculty member A.R. Ammons was remembered by colleagues and friends with a plaque reinstalled in the Temple of Zeus at a reception April 9 in Klarman Hall.

Cornell Tech, Ithaca campus host high school programming contest

For the first time, the Annual Cornell University High School Programming Contest teamed up with Cornell Tech to host simultaneous events on each campus.

One-day sale on Apple products for Cornell staff and faculty

Cornell staff and faculty get an additional eight percent off education pricing during this one-day sale, April 26 at The Cornell Store.

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Use 'alt text' for images to improve web accessibility

Learn about best practices when adding 'alt tags' to your images and graphics.

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Call for Slope Day volunteers

Volunteer training begins May 7 for Slope Day, May 10. All staff and faculty are encouraged to sign up.

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McComas named vice provost for engagement and land-grant affairs

Provost Michael Kotlikoff has appointed Katherine McComas, Ph.D. ’00, professor of communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, as vice provost for engagement and land-grant affairs, effective July 1.

A first for quantum physics: electron orbitals manipulated in diamonds

Applied physicists have demonstrated a technique for engineering key optical properties of diamond defects, providing a new tool to explore quantum mechanics.