Noted economist and scholar Alan Mathios named dean of College of Human Ecology

Mathios, who has served as interim dean since July 2007, has been appointed the Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean of the College of Human Ecology for a five-year term, beginning July 1. (June 24, 2008)

Law student wins Meyer Scholarship for legal essay

Cornell Law School student Nicholas A. Dorsey '09 won the 2008 Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship for his winning legal essay on the Americans with Disabilities Act. (June 24, 2008)

Steven Stucky to chair American Music Center board

The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Cornell professor will serve as AMC's public face and primary representative for its membership, beginning July 1. (June 24, 2008)

Kotlikoff wins award for his research and leadership

Michael Kotlikoff, the Austin O. Hooey Dean of Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, has received the Alumni Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed by the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. (June 23, 2008)

Longtime CU employees honored at 53rd Service Recognition Dinner

The 53rd Service Recognition Dinner in Bartels Hall, June 9, honored Cornell's staff who have been at the university 25 years or more on the occasion of their five-year anniversaries, and those with more than 40 years of service. (June 23, 2008)

Friends honor the late pioneering geneticist Ray Wu

Ray Wu was 'a true visionary,' said friend and colleague Ajay Garg at a June 15 memorial service honoring the late Cornell geneticist. (June 16, 2008)

Deputy Provost David Harris to present seminars on social inequality to alumni

David Harris, deputy provost and vice provost for the social sciences at Cornell, will present a discussion on poverty and inequality, 'Opportunity 101: What Affects Access,' June 18 in New York City. (June 12, 2008)

Cornell engineering students at Lockheed Martin launch record-breaking balloon

The early-career engineers at Lockheed Martin, also Cornell systems engineering master's students, broke the previous amateur altitude record by nearly 5,000 feet. (June 12, 2008)

Internal Transfer Division Director Vivian Geller reflects on three decades of serving Cornell students

Vivian Geller, director of Cornell's Internal Transfer Division for nearly 30 years, reflects on her career and on working closely with Cornell students. (June 12, 2008)