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Symposium spotlights cutting-edge fiber science

At the Cornell Institute of Fashion and Fiber Innovation spring symposium May 18, faculty, staff and students demonstrated cutting-edge fiber and material technologies.

Engineering professor emeritus Fred Kulhawy dies at 71

Fred Kulhawy, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering, died May 12 at age 71.

Revamped food safety course creates certified scholars

The new Food Safety Assurance course in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers students practical training an professional certifications that give them an advantage as job applicants.

Film scholar, therapist Don Fredericksen dies at 69

Donald L. Fredericksen, a scholar of film theory and history and a Jungian psychotherapist in Ithaca, died May 15 in Ithaca of brain cancer at age 69.

Saldana turns setbacks into success, helps others rise

Ignacio "Iggy" Saldana '15 will graduate from Cornell this week following a long journey of challenges and growth as a scholar, student and person. He will attend Columbia Law School.

Cornell Rewind: Commencements back in the day

As Cornell celebrates its sesquicentennial year, some Commencement customs have not changed while other traditions adapt to the age.

Mann Award winner Tang studies molecular 'trash bags'

Doctoral student Shaogeng Tang won the Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award for his research into cells' waste disposal.

Production of broccoli on East Coast proves viable

A Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Managementstudy shows new regional production of broccoli in the Eastern United States is economically viable, with no negative impact on consumers prices.

Ithaca mayor proclaims Susan Murphy Day

Susan Murphy, ’73, Ph.D. ’94, vice president for student and academic services, who will soon retire from Cornell, received a surprise proclamation from Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick '09 May 18.