A new Procurement Gateway streamlines the purchasing process, making it easier for staff and faculty to initiate the purchase of the goods and services they need and to track the progress of their orders.
RoAnn Destito, commissioner of the New York State Office of General Services, presented particulars about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed "Tax-Free NY" program to the Cornell community June 14.
Martin Gardiner Bernal, professor emeritus of government and Near Eastern studies at Cornell and author of "Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization," died June 9, 2013 in Cambridge, England. He was 76.
Jordan Matsudaira, assistant professor of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology, has been appointed a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers.
Astronomer Martha Haynes took an alumni audience on a trip through the universe at the Reunion 2013 lecture, "Our Cosmic History and a New View of our Origins" in Lewis Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall June 7.
Employees covered by an endowed health plan will have enhanced coverage for their international travel on university business, effective July 1, through Aetna International, at no extra cost.
Employees and their family members enrolled in an endowed health plan will be covered for transgender services and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.
