A Diversity Roundtable Conference and Exposition, will be held June 9, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., at Ithaca College, Emerson Suites. The conference will address future diversity issues facing the workforce. (March 17, 2011)
At its March 9 meeting, the Faculty Senate passed a resolution discouraging professors from assigning extra academic work over breaks. (March 17, 2011)
Cornell's Inclusive Early Childhood Community Art Program, launched Feb. 14, and revived Cornell Colleague Network Groups are among new diversity and inclusion initiatives. (March 17, 2011)
Max Liu '11, Allison Truhlar '11 and Ben Cole '10 have received 2011 Gates Cambridge scholarships, which support post-baccalaureate study at Cambridge University. (March 17, 2011)
Concern for the safety of Indian families riding scooters--- and doodles he made in the boardroom - led to the development of the Tata Nano, Ratan Tata '59, B.Arch. '62 said at a symposium on the car. (March 16, 2011)
The professor of operations research and information engineering received the award for 'fundamental discoveries, new theories or insights' that have had 'significant impact' on his field. (March 15, 2011)
A member of the faculty for 53 years, Henry N. Ricciuti, 93, professor emeritus of human development and an expert on early childhood development, died March 14 at his home in Ithaca. (March 15, 2011)
A new one-credit course, The First American University, covers Cornell's history as a coeducational, nonsectarian institution and a multitude of factoids on Cornell lore.