Joseph A. Kahl, an expert on social stratification and a professor of sociology at Cornell from 1969 until his retirement in 1983, died Jan. 1 in Bethesda, Md., at age 86.
Cornell classics professor Eric Rebillard has been awarded a $45,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support his research on funerary behaviors among the common people of the Roman Empire. (Jan. 18, 2010)
With the double attraction of men's and women's basketball against Columbia University Jan. 16, faculty, staff, retirees and their families enjoyed food, skating and bowling at the community dinner.
Oliver S. Schaufelberger, 20, an environmental science major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, died Jan. 13 at his home in Lebanon, N.J. Calling hours will be held Jan. 17 in Lebanon. (Jan. 15, 2010)
The Glee Club is singing to sold-out crowds and performing at venues ranging from public schools to major concert halls on its tour of the Northeast, which ends Jan. 20. (Jan. 12, 2010)
Faculty, staff and students can now get seasonal flu vaccination through Gannett Health Services, either through upcoming outreach clinics or by appointment.
The new Web site, created in partnership with University Communications, has been redesigned for the benefit of different audiences - from job seekers to employees to supervisors and retirees. (Jan. 11, 2010)
Daniel Huttenlocher, dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Science, has been named to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Board of Directors.
