Noliwe Rooks, Bryan Duff named Kaplan Faculty Fellows

Noliwe Rooks and Bryan Duff were named 2016 Kaplan Family Faculty Fellowship in Service-Learning award April 21.

Cornell group aids in Nepal earthquake recovery

Nepalis affected by the April 2015 earthquake that killed more than 8,000 people visited campus April 11-15 to meet members of the Cornell-Nepal Earthquake Recovery Partnership.

Evolutionary biologist Rick Harrison dies at 70

Richard "Rick" Harrison, Ph.D. ’77, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and a pioneer in his field, died unexpectedly April 12 while visiting Lizard Island, Australia.

New book probes emotion, aging and health

Human development professors Anthony Ong and Corinna Loeckenhoff have edited “Emotion, Aging, and Health,” a book on research approaches and issues at the intersection of emotion, aging and health.

Presidential search underway; committee to hold open sessions

The search for Cornell’s 14th president has officially begun with the formation of a Presidential Search Committee, chaired by trustee Jan Rock Zubrow ’77. Open forums for faculty, staff, students and alumni in Ithaca are set for May 4.

A.D. White Library's beauty timeless, but not effortless

Behind the scenes at historic A.D. White Library's library, Cornell University Library conservators have been working to ensure that its artwork is preserved.

Weill Cornell scientists win cancer research grants

Dr. Juan R. Cubillos-Ruiz and Dr. Dan Landau have won Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) grants totaling nearly $1.5 million for innovative research projects in ovarian cancer and combination cancer therapy.

Doping's lingering effects – and not just among aging athletes

A study finds that former East Germans believe the use of performance-enhancing drugs is an inevitable part of high-stakes athletics, while those who grew up west of the Berlin Wall think success is possible without drugs.

Hope and Optimism initiative spawns new play

A new play is part of the Hope and Optimism initiative at Cornell and Notre Dame, which explores the theoretical, empirical and practical dimensions of hope, optimism, despair and pessimism.