Eleven Cornell University Police officers were honored at the Commissioning and Swearing In Ceremony March 30 at the Statler Ballroom, either sworn in as patrol officers or given promotions. (April 6, 2011)
Sharon Tennyson, associate professor of policy analysis and management and an expert on consumer protections and financial regulation, will become editor of the Journal of Consumer Affairs June 1. (April 5, 2011)
Katherine Bunting-Howarth, an attorney with a Ph.D. in marine studies, is now the program leader for New York Sea Grant's extension program, supervising more than a dozen staff throughout New York. (April 4, 2011)
Robert S. Harrison '76, the newly elected chair of the Cornell Board of Trustees, and current chair Peter C. Meinig '61 share some thoughts on the state of the university. (April 1, 2011)
In June, University Ombudsman Walter Lynn will leave the job to his yet-to-be-chosen successor. Nominations are being accepted for the position. (March 31, 2011)
Cornell has received a bronze award by the League of American Bicyclists for having a long history of promoting bicycle transportation on campus. (March 30, 2011)
Cornell employees can enroll in or increase their life insurance coverage and that of their spouse/same-sex partner and dependent children without medical underwriting April 15-30. Certain limits apply. (March 30, 2011)
Sportscaster, writer, news anchor, political commentator and Cornell alumnus Keith Olbermann '79 visited campus March 27-30, meeting with students and giving a public talk in Bailey Hall. (March 30, 2011)
Alice Fulton, the Ann S. Bowers Professor of English, is one of eight recipients to receive the 2011 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. The award will be presented to her in May. (March 29, 2011)