Winter Employee Celebration draws 1,500 people

With the double attraction of men's and women's basketball against Columbia University Jan. 16, faculty, staff, retirees and their families enjoyed food, skating and bowling at the community dinner.

Classics' Rebillard wins $45,000 Mellon grant

Cornell classics professor Eric Rebillard has been awarded a $45,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support his research on funerary behaviors among the common people of the Roman Empire. (Jan. 18, 2010)

Campus mourns student death

Oliver S. Schaufelberger, 20, an environmental science major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, died Jan. 13 at his home in Lebanon, N.J. Calling hours will be held Jan. 17 in Lebanon. (Jan. 15, 2010)

Glee Club sells out famous venues on Northeast tour

The Glee Club is singing to sold-out crowds and performing at venues ranging from public schools to major concert halls on its tour of the Northeast, which ends Jan. 20. (Jan. 12, 2010)

Fred Schneider named to Defense Science Board

The Department of Defense has announced the appointment of Cornell computer security expert Fred Schneider to its Defense Science Board.

Seasonal flu vaccines available on campus

Faculty, staff and students can now get seasonal flu vaccination through Gannett Health Services, either through upcoming outreach clinics or by appointment.

New Human Resources Web site is easier to use

The new Web site, created in partnership with University Communications, has been redesigned for the benefit of different audiences - from job seekers to employees to supervisors and retirees. (Jan. 11, 2010)

Huttenlocher tapped for MacArthur Foundation Board

Daniel Huttenlocher, dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Science, has been named to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Board of Directors.

Novakovic named to federal dairy industry committee

Andrew M. Novakovic, the E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics at Cornell, has been named to a new federal Dairy Industry Advisory Committee for a two-year term. (Jan. 7, 2010)