Women’s fraternity coming to campus this fall

Phi Mu fraternity, a women’s organization centered on character building, leadership development and community service, will open a Cornell chapter in fall 2014.

Pam Kimmet '80 wins ILR School's Groat Award

Pam Kimmet ’80, a human resources executive, won the ILR School's 2014 Groat Award for her professional accomplishments and service to ILR.

Norris' family secrets led to insight into race in America

National Public Radio host and special correspondent Michele Norris delivered Cornell’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Lecture Feb. 4.

Plantations appoints botanist from Hawaii as director

Botanist Christopher Dunn will become the new Elizabeth Newman Wilds Director of Cornell Plantations April 1.

Library to celebrate acquisition of 8 millionth volume


Beth and Stephan Loewentheil, J.D. ’75, have donated a rare Civil War-era photograph album compiled for the Comte de Paris. It becomes Cornell University Library's 8 millionth volume.

Weiss Fellowships awarded for outstanding teaching

Professors Ashim Datta, Melissa Hines, and David Sherwyn have received Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowships.

Strogatz wins AAAS public engagement award

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named Cornell's Steven Strogatz the recipient of the 2013 AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award for his “exceptional commitment to and passion for conveying the beauty and importance of mathematics to the general public.”

Robert Sweet, founder of weed science, dies

Emeritus professor Robert D. Sweet died Jan. 39 at age 98. He was the former chair of the Department of Vegetable Crops, a precursor to the Department of Horticulture, and an expert on weed control.

Campus mourns death of Sanya Hashmi '14

Susan Murphy, vice president for student and academic services, issued a statement to the Cornell community on the death of Sanya Hashmi.