Alumnus receives lifetime conservation achievement award

William Schlesinger, Ph.D. '76, recently was recognized for a career devoted to conservation and climate change research.

McEneaney shares stories of 9/11 victims' loved ones

Bonnie McEneaney, MPS '78, shared the experiences of friends and family of 9/11 victims in a Sept. 16 reading from her book 'Messages: Signs, Visits, and Premonitions From Loved Ones Lost on 9/11.' (Sept. 21, 2010)

Richard Ripple, professor emeritus of education, dies at 79

Richard E. Ripple, professor emeritus of education, died Sept. 16 at 79 years old. Ripple taught at Cornell for more than 40 years. (Sept. 21, 2010)

From firehouse to warehouse, Bestys knows books

Dave Bestys, materials handler for the textbook division of the Cornell Business Services Warehouse, wrote a book, recently re-released online, about his 19 years as a volunteer firefighter. (Sept. 21, 2010)

Robots could improve everyday life at home or work

Assistant professor of computer science Ashutosh Saxena leads Cornell's Personal Robotics Lab, which develops software for complex, high-level robotics that could one day aid humans with daily tasks. (Sept. 21, 2010)

Mahowald tapped as lead author for intergovernmental climate report

Natalie Mahowald, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, will help develop the chapter on the physical science basis for climate change. (Sept. 20, 2010)

Single largest gift to Vet College will create world's first canine genomics program

The College of Veterinary Medicine will establish the world's first canine genomics program with the single largest gift it has ever received: $10 million from an anonymous donor. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Four tons of donations launch 2010 United Way Campaign

More than four tons of food and personal care items were collected for the 2010 Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring, Sept. 16, to kick off the 2010 United Way Campaign. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Hotel School Dean Johnson reappointed to second term

The Executive Committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees voted unanimously Sept. 16 to approve the appointment of School of Hotel Administration Dean Michael Johnson to a second term.