Emeritus trustee Earl Flansburgh dies at 77

Longtime Cornell benefactor and adviser Earl Flansburgh '53, B.Arch. '54, died Feb. 3 from Parkinson's disease. A memorial service will be held Feb. 20 in Cambridge, Mass. (Feb. 11, 2009)

Cornell administrator Margaret Arion dies at 68

Longtime administrative manager Margaret Mary Reynolds Arion, 68, of Ithaca, succumbed to a battle with lung cancer Feb. 4. (Feb. 10, 2009)

Strategic plan on disabilities focuses on six areas

Teams will develop and implement plans to address the following priority areas: the physical campus; education programs and services; communication; employment; technology; and emergency planning.

Wellness Program offers noon lectures, support groups

A lecture series that focuses on weight, body mass, cholesterol and diabetes, and support groups that help deal with cancer, diabetes and weight loss surgery are open to the Cornell community. (Feb. 6, 2009)

Cornell Child Care Center provides early learning

Some Cornellians graduate at a very early age - 3 years old, to be exact. Having recently celebrated her third birthday, Sophia has graduated from the toddler group to the preschool class at the center. (Feb. 6, 2009)

TCAT solicits public opinion on bus routes

Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit has scheduled public meetings to discuss potential changes to almost all its bus routes later this year. (Feb. 5, 2009)

Five on faculty honored as AAAS fellows

Thomas J. Burr, Richard Durrett, Dexter Kozen, Sally McConnell-Ginet and John C. Schimenti have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Feb. 5, 2009)

Student receives outstanding undergraduate award in computing

Tal Rusak was one of two students in North America honored by the Computing Research Association for outstanding potential in computing research. (Feb. 4, 2009)

New ISS director Ken Roberts encourages disparate faculty to team up

The government professor and new director of the ISS views his main task as bringing together researchers with similar interests from various disciplines who otherwise might not meet. (Feb. 3, 2009)