Kathryn J. Boor, professor and chair of the Department of Food Science at Cornell, has been named the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Provost Kent Fuchs announced May 20.
Cornell's Institute for the Social Sciences has announced the recipients of its biannual small-grant award program for interdisciplinary research and conference support.
Anil Nerode, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Mathematics, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Chicago for his 'profound impact' on mathematical logic and theoretical computer science June 12. (May 18, 2010)
Anthony Bretscher, professor of cell biology, and John Helmann, professor of microbiology, are two of 78 scientists elected as fellows to the American Academy of Microbiology this year. (May 17, 2010)
Maria Judith Rodriguez, human resource manger at the Arecibo Observatory, receives the Service Manager 2010 Award for meeting austerity budgets while maintaining employee motivation. (May 13, 2010)
Hockey player Colin Greening is the third Cornellian to ever win the prestigious Lowe's Senior CLASS national award for athleticism, academics and community service. (May 13, 2010)
Harry Potter, teaching math in prison and discussing sexuality in Hong Kong - such pursuits have become possible since Professor Emerita Sally McConnell-Ginet retired. (May 12, 2010)
The son of an alumnus recalls how his father, in his later years, while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, remembers how Cornell United Religious Work helped him in 1930. (May 12, 2010)
