Durst honored by inclusion in institute's portrait gallery

Professor emeritus Richard Durst will be inducted into the National Institute of Standards and Technology Portrait Gallery for his 'outstanding career contributions.' (April 13, 2009)

Geddes to spend six months in Australia on Fulbright scholarship

Associate Professor Rick Geddes will examine the lessons that can be applied to the U.S. from Australia's use of private investment in financing transportation infrastructure, such as roads, bridges and tunnels. (April 13, 2009)

Employee Assistance Program workshops to offer coping strategies

For the next two months, the Employee Assistance Program will offer workshops on topics such as dealing with loss, including stress from your or a colleague's job loss or retirement, and coping with change.

Disability access management teams move forward

Two months after receiving approval from senior management, the university is moving forward with developing a strategic plan to address disability access management for the campus. (April 9, 2009)

From 25 to 56 years, long-timers are celebrated

Attendees at the April 1 Service Recognition Dinner celebrated 25 or more years of service to Cornell by listening to opera, watching a clogger, rocking to rock and clapping to the sounds of the past 40 years. (April 9, 2009)

In praise of good style and clear writing

Peter Hirtle, Cornell University Library's chief intellectual property officer, offers a perspectives piece on Cornell's own Strunk and White.

Team to compete in world programming finals in Stockholm

A team of three Cornell students will be among 100 teams in the world finals of the 2009 Association of Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest in Stockholm, April 18-22. (April 9, 2009)

Hopcroft, Halpern, Myers receive ACM awards

Faculty members Joseph Halpern, John Hopcroft and Andrew Myers received awards from the Association for Computing Machinery. (April 9, 2009)

Grieger serving on U.S. technical advisory group on nanotechnology

James Grieger of Environmental Health and Safety is serving on a technical advisory group to formulate positions on nanotechnologies for the International Organization for Standardization. (April 8, 2009)