Alum Robert Langer wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Robert Langer ’70 has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for "revolutionary advances and leadership in engineering at the interface of chemistry and medicine."

Darwin Days highlights evolution on a local scale

Discover “Evolution in Your Backyard” and celebrate the life and ideas of Charles Darwin at campus and community events for Ithaca’s annual Darwin Days celebration, through Feb. 14.

NSF grant to fund ‘revolutionary’ electron microscope

The NSF has awarded Cornell $2.7 million to acquire a cryogenic, aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope. The microscope could revolutionize research in biology, physics and materials science

Queen Elizabeth to honor student for climate change work

Cornell Institute for Public Affairs student Shamir Shehab will receive an award from Queen Elizabeth II in June for his work in his native Bangladesh to educate young people on climate change.

Asian studies professor tackles medieval mystery

Asian studies professor Ding Xiang Warner wrestles with a thousand-year-old mystery in her new book, "Transmitting Authority: Wang Tong and the Zhongshuo in Medieval China’s Manuscript Culture."

New student health care model includes fee, broadens access

To facilitate student access to quality health care, Cornell is implementing a new funding model for health services beginning next fall.

President Skorton announces student health fee

In a message to students, President Skorton announced that effective next fall, the university would be introducing a student health fee for those not enrolled in the Cornell Student Health Insurance Plan.

Nominations for staff awards accepted through Feb. 27

Faculty and staff members can nominate any staff person for the Individual Excellence and Management Excellence awards. Also, a new President’s Award for Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion will be handed out.

Cornell Tech’s Huttenlocher named to Corning board

Dan Huttenlocher, vice provost and dean of Cornell Tech, has been appointed to Corning Incorporated’s board of directors, effective Feb. 3. Huttenlocher will serve on the board’s finance and audit committees.