Campanella named New York City Parks historian-in-residence

Associate professor of city and regional planning Thomas Campanella will engage Cornell students in research in his role as New York City Department of Parks and Recreation historian-in-residence.

Top faculty advisers, TAs honored at dinner

Sarah Murray received the Robert and Helen Appel Fellowship for Humanists and Social Scientists, and Linda Nicholson received the Robert A. and Donna B. Paul Academic Advising Award May 28.

City, university gorge stewards train for summer patrols

The city of Ithaca rangers joined Cornell staff and gorge stewards for gorge safety training, May 19 and 20. The training was conducted by Mike Roberts, Cornell Plantations.

Plant researchers get powerful new resource in Weill Hall

Matthew Willmann, director of the new Plant Transformation Facility, is harnessing precision technology to create transgenic and gene-edited plants on campus for Cornell researchers.

Faculty reflect on life-changing works at Klarman dedication

At the May 26 “Transformative Humanities: Faculty Reflections on Life-Changing Creative Works” panel, three faculty members shared encounters with great works in the arts and humanities.

Student designs address overcrowded Honduran hospital

Students in a College of Human Ecology station class created three sets of designs for a new 4,200-square-foot wing addition to an overcrowded Honduran infant hospital.

Four on faculty receive Carpenter advising awards

Faculty members Sahara Byrne, (Kit-Yee) Daisy Fan, María Cristina García and James P. Lassoie received 2016 Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Awards May 28.

Nine new trustees elected to Cornell board

Four new trustees were elected to four-year terms at the Cornell Board of Trustees’ May 28 meeting. They join five recently elected trustees representing graduate and professional students, faculty, employees and alumni.

Kotlikoff: Cornell has 'indelible, enduring' impact on students

Provost Michael Kotlikoff urged graduates to "build on the diverse and respectful experience of Cornell" May 29, in a Commencement speech about inclusivity, civility and understanding.