Lewis C. Cantley and Kristy Richards are growing radically collaborative research connections between Weill Cornell Medicine and the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Richard Penner, who served at the university for more than 40 years - from 1970 to 2012 - died Dec. 11 of progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare degenerative neurological disease. He was 70.
The Atlantic Philanthropies, established by Charles F. Feeney '56, has made a $7 million grant to The Cornell Tradition, a fellowship program offering service, work and scholarship opportunities for undergraduates.
Shawn Mankad, assistant professor of operations, technology and information management, has won a grant from the National Science Foundation to create new tools to monitor the stability of the financial system.
Six custodial and housekeeping staff members received the Bartels Award for Custodial Service Excellence Dec. 20, and one staff member and 10 children of staff members received scholarships.
Paul Fleming, professor of German studies and comparative literature, will become the Taylor Family Director of the Society for the Humanities when Timothy Murray’s term ends on June 30, 2017.
Interim President Hunter Rawlings sent a message Dec. 22 responding to a campus petition concerning Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students and reaffirming the university's commitment to these students.
Chief Investment Officer Kenneth Miranda shares his plan for securing and increasing the endowment to provide resources to advance Cornell’s educational mission for faculty, students and future scholars.
William "Bill" Sitzabee, associate vice president for facilities engineering and project management, has been named interim vice president for infrastructure, properties and planning. He will begin his role Jan. 21.
