The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, now with Gannett Health Services, provides consultation and referral services to all Cornell faculty, staff, postdocs, visiting scholars and retirees. (Aug. 25, 2011)
Applications for Cornell's 2012 child care grants for faculty and staff members will be available online Sept. 1-30. The grants help with child care expenses. (Aug. 25, 2011)
Takuma Itoh, Christopher Stark and Eric Nathan, Ph.D. students in the field of composition, have been selected to receive American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers young composer awards. (Aug. 24, 2011)
Technology Review magazine has named Noah Snavely, assistant professor of computer science, one of its 2011 'TR35,' the magazine's selection of top technology innovators under age 35. (Aug. 23, 2011)
The Affinito-Stewart Grants Program administered by the President's Council of Cornell Women has awarded eight women assistant professors research grants totaling $49,200. (Aug. 22, 2011)
Richard V. Burkhauser, the Sarah Gibson Blanding Professor of Policy Analysis at Cornell, has co-authored a new book, 'The Declining Work and Welfare of People with Disabilities.' (Aug. 22, 2011)
Shengyi Iris Sun, a second-year graduate student in the field of biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, has been awarded a three-year fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. (Aug. 17, 2011)
President Barack Obama has appointed Linda Nozick, professor of civil and environmental engineering, to serve as a member of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. (Aug. 17, 2011)
On Oct. 8, Cornell veterinary students will join volunteer alumni to offer their first daylong animal wellness clinic in the Bronx. Organizers hope it will become a regular event.
