Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa named visiting scholar

Hip-hop founding father, electro-funk pioneer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee DJ Afrika Bambaataa has been appointed to a three-year term as a visiting scholar. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Veterinary College course seeks to inspire creativity

Veterinary medicine professor Rodney Dietert has developed a new course that emphasizes creativity as a problem-solving tool for researchers. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Healthy living program motivates librarian to learn to swim

Hilary Dorsch Wong, a staff member in the Cornell Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, took advantage of Cornell's Wellness Program and Program for Healthy Living to learn to swim. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Skorton welcomes students to a 'transformative journey'

President David Skorton welcomed freshmen, new transfer students and their families to Cornell with advice and words of encouragement Aug. 18 at the New Student Convocation in Schoellkopf Stadium. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Mayor Myrick and President Skorton join voices to affirm community values

In a joint statement, President David Skorton and Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick affirm values of civility and tolerance following a reported bias incident early Sunday morning in Collegetown. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Psychologists explore differences, outsider behaviors in reading project book

Two psychologists addressed the deviant behaviors depicted in this year's New Student Reading Project selection, 'The Life Before Us' by Romain Gary, in a lecture to new students. (Aug. 20, 2012)

V.P. issues statement deploring reported bias incident

Ithaca Police reported that several Cornell students were victims of verbal racial and homophobic slurs, as well as physical harassment in Collegetown by a person not associated with the university. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Cornell is first Ivy to be certified for sustainable seafood

Cornell Dining will serve sustainably certified seafood in two eateries, with plans to expand the program to all campus dining outlets by 2015. (Aug. 16, 2012)

International development expert named Rhodes professor

International development expert Ramaswami Balasubramaniam has been named a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor at Cornell. He will be in residence Sept. 23-30. (Aug. 16, 2012)