Vice President Susan Murphy issued a message of condolence on the death of Oluchukwu Chinedu Onuora, a 23-year-old senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Jan. 24. Funeral services will be held Feb. 7 in White Plains, N.Y.
Biology major James Eaglesham '15 is heading to Cambridge University as the Cornell’s newest Churchill scholar. He is one of 14 students nationwide to receive this honor and Cornell’s 21st Churchill scholar since 1975.
Jeremy Thomas, a real estate development expert in Philadelphia has been named senior director of Cornell Real Estate. He begins his new position Jan. 30. Thomas will be responsible for directing real estate development activities for Cornell, which includes strategic planning.
Cornell’s Office of Community Relations won the Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award Jan. 17 awarded by the Community Dispute Resolution Center and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center.
Events on campus this week include the Cornell Glee Club in concert; short plays created by students in 24 hours; folk music and dance; and new exhibitions opening at the Johnson Museum.
Cornell history professor Durba Ghosh will discuss the evolution of Ghandi's philosophy of nonviolent civil disobedience given his exposure to those who favored violence against the British empire.
Cornell Abroad is hosting its first International Opportunities Fair Feb. 3, presenting students with many options to study abroad. The entire Cornell community will also be able to get or renew passports.
The sixth annual Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference drew nearly 700 Cornellians to Boston Jan. 16-18 to strategize, to celebrate and to learn more about the university they know, love and serve.
The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917. Scarcely a week later, 575 Cornell male undergraduates registered for military service, the university began a flight ground school soon after and women played lead roles in the war effort.
