Professor James Maas has co-authored 'Sleep for Success! Everything You Must Know About Sleep but Are Too Tired to Ask,' which has many research findings and tips about getting a healthy night's sleep. (Oct. 1, 2010)
John Lee Smith, who developed the Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy at Cornell United Religious Work, and a former dean at the Cornell Law School, died Sept. 27. He was 82. (Oct. 1, 2010)
ILR Professor Francine D. Blau, ILR '66, has won the prestigious IZA Prize in Labor Economics from the Institute for the Study of Labor, a think tank in Germany. (Sept. 30, 2010)
Environmental Health and Safety has been awarded a $587,684 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to review, develop and enhance emergency management efforts across the Ithaca campus. (Sept. 30, 2010)
Five student-related groups will have, as of June 2011, a new home at 626 Thurston Ave. The new occupants of the facility, formerly known as Alumni House, include the Asian/Asian American Center.
Almost half the participating Graduate School and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences graduate fields were included within the top 10 range of rankings in a National Research Council survey.
Photonics pioneer Michal Lipson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is named one of 23 MacArthur Fellows for 2010 by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Peter Wolczanski, the George W. and Grace L. Todd Professor of Chemistry, has received the 2011 National Award in organometallic chemistry from the American Chemical Society. (Sept. 27, 2010)
Richard Korf, a professor emeritus of mycology who has traveled to nearly every continent to collect fungi, was awarded the Ainsworth Medal for outstanding contributions to international mycology. (Sept. 27, 2010)
