Cornell professors Jon Kleinberg and Paul McEuen, and Weill Cornell professor Carl Nathan, M.D., are among 72 new members of the National Academy of Sciences, announced May 3. (May 5, 2011)
Two peer-oriented programs, Cornell Minds Matter and Empathy, Assistance and Referral Service, are finding new ways to help students cope with stress and access the resources and help they seek. (May 5, 2011)
The conference 'Literature and Criticism in the Public Sphere,' April 29-30 on campus was in honor of Professor Peter Hohendahl, who has announced his retirement. (May 5, 2011)
Law scholar Annelise Riles spoke about her new book, 'Collateral Knowledge: Legal Reasoning in the Global Financial Markets' in Myron Taylor Hall's Moot Court Room April 27. (May 5, 2011)
Cornell Alumni Magazine has launched a free digital edition that won't replace the print magazine or its website, but is expected to broaden the publication's reach to a vast majority of Cornell's alumni. (May 5, 2011)
Armand Robert Henri Van Wambeke, age 84, professor emeritus of international soils whose automated land evaluation system was used around the world, died May 2 at Kendal at Ithaca. (May 5, 2011)
Cornell's Vice President for University Communications Tommy Bruce issued a statement May 2, announcing that Michael Abbott stepped down from his position as Cornell's chief investment officer May 1. (May 4, 2011)
William Provine, professor of the history of biology, will be awarded the first David L. Hull Prize by the International Society for History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology. (May 4, 2011)
