Engineering saves $15,000 in energy competition

The College of Engineering avoided $15,000 in energy costs through an energy-saving competition held last semester.

New book on how William III earned political trust

Cornell history professor Rachel Weil has published “A Plague of Informers: Conspiracy and Political Trust in William III's England,” which focuses on the early years of the British monarch.

Kenney honored by American Library Association

University Librarian Anne R. Kenney has won the American Library Association's Hugh C. Atkinson Award, which recognizes accomplishments in the areas of library automation or library management.

Student dramatists honored for stories of Elvis, chess

Four students have won the Department of Performing and Media Arts' Heermans-McCalmon Dramatic Writing contest.

'Humans of Cornell' FB page connects students

Jenna Galbut ’14, creator of the new “Humans of Cornell University” Facebook page, hopes the page, which already has more than 3,000 "likes," will promote a greater sense of community.

Pulitzer winner offers summer seminar on Vietnam War

Pulitzer Prize-winner Professor Fredrik Logevall will give a weeklong Cornell Adult University summer seminar, “America’s Vietnam: How Did it Happen?” July 6-12 on campus.

Atkinson Center requests proposals for 2014 grants

Make our small, pale blue planet a greener place: Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future announces the 2014 cycle for its Academic Venture Fund.

Jery Stedinger elected to National Academy of Engineering

Jery Stedinger, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Hospitality law scholar John E.H. Sherry dies

Second-generation professor of hospitality law passes away at 81, leaving a seminal textbook for hotel students everywhere.