More than 200 people from area colleges, organizations and government services attended the Diversity Community Roundtable at Ithaca College, discussing ways to create inclusive workplace cultures. (June 17, 2011)
Kotlikoff will begin his second five-year term July 1, 2012. Among his priorities will be the college's capital plan, renewing the faculty and expanding groundbreaking translational programs.
A gift from the estate of architect Edgar Tafel, a member of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship, will establish an endowed professorship in architecture and a lecture series in his name. (June 16, 2011)
Cornell Professor Doug Antczak '69 discussed hybrids and chimeras, real and imagined, and how some myths are coming closer to reality with the help of modern science, June 9 during Reunion.
Roxanne Yamins '12 has won the Cornell Undergraduate Artist Award for 2011 from the Cornell Council for the Arts. With its proceeds, she hopes create sculptures reflecting Ithaca's front porches. (June 14, 2011)
Charles Walcott, former dean of the university faculty and professor emeritus of neurobiology and behavior, has been named university ombudsman, President David Skorton announced June 13. (June 13, 2011)
Mary George Opperman and Lynette Chappell-Williams received a national work-life award June 13 for their 'extraordinary contributions as work-life practitioners, leaders and innovators.' (June 13, 2011)
Olin Library celebrated its 50th birthday June 10, with alumni on campus for Reunion, including Joel and Suzanne Wiener, who met in Olin's stacks and have been married for 50 years. (June 13, 2011)
Sunn 'Shelley' Wong and Stephen Morgan have been awarded Paul advising awards, and Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon and John Hale have been awarded Appel fellowships for their faculty excellence. (June 13, 2011)
