The university unveiled its official tartan plaid print at the Cornell Design League Fashion Show on April 4, making Cornell the only Ivy League school to have its own tartan registered in Scotland. (April 7, 2009)
Cornell President David Skorton and his wife, Robin Davisson, professor of biomedical sciences, spent the weekend dining with students, watching ping-pong and even making a run to the Hot Truck. (April 7, 2009)
Five Cornell students will study in Germany during the 2009-10 academic year after winning fellowships from the German Academic Exchange Service and the Cornell/Heidelberg Exchange. (April 7, 2009)
Chris Schaffer, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been awarded the 2009 Biomedical Engineering Teaching Award from the American Society for Engineering Education. (April 3, 2009)
The Employee Assistance Program will be accepting applications to the Hardship Fund April 13-May 29. The fund is one of a number of programs designed to help employees in the current economic downturn. (April 3, 2009)
Applications for the SRI program are being reviewed. Letters will be sent to all applicants no later than April 10 informing them of the status of their application. (April 3, 2009)
The Caring Community Web site offers links to resources and workshops, and provides avenues for employees to share personal cost-saving ideas. (April 3, 2009)
Juniors Eowyn Connolly-Brown, Michael Grundler, Stephen Linderman and Aman Prasad have been named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars for 2009. They are among 278 scholars chosen from a field of 1,097 students nationwide. (April 2, 2009)
