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Student play 'The Unfortunates' wins playwriting contest

Graduate student Aoise Stratford's play 'The Unfortunates,' winner of the Gloria Ann Barnell Peter Playwright Competition, will be performed May 11-12 at the Morgan Opera House in Aurora, N.Y.

Graduation Eve dinner for students without visitors

This year, for the first time, graduating students who do not have family coming to join them in Ithaca to celebrate the occasion can enjoy a full-course dinner May 26, 6:30-8 p.m.

Words of praise for faculty authors McClane and McCoy

Creative Writing Program faculty members Kenneth McClane and Maureen McCoy received heartfelt testimonials from colleagues at their reading April 19 in Goldwin Smith Hall's Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium.

Things to Do, May 4-11

Events on campus this week include student documentary film screenings, a concert premiere by graduate composer Taylan Cihan, and a talk on hydrofracking by energy policymaker John Deutch. (May 3, 2012)

Assemblies Update, Week of April 30

An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly. (May 3, 2012)

Town of Caroline receives Partners in Sustainability Award

The town of Caroline was awarded the 2012 Cornell University Partners in Sustainability Award May 1 for its green initiatives.

ExxonMobil Foundation gives nearly $596,000 to Cornell

The ExxonMobil Foundation has given Cornell $595,970 through its Educational Matching Gifts Program. The gift was presented to President David Skorton April 30 by Jean A. Baderschneider, Ph.D. '78.

Andrew Clark elected to National Academy of Sciences

Andrew G. Clark, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Population Genetics and Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Students' United Way group wins national recognition

Students will receive national recognition by United Way Worldwide for their support of the United Way of Tompkins County Stephen E. Garner Summers of Service Program May 2 in Nashville, Tenn.

'Cafe con Leche' brings Latino alumni together in Miami

More than 50 Cornell Latino alumni gathered in Miami for a 'Cafe con Leche with CLAA' (Cornell Latino Alumni Association) networking event April 21. (May 2, 2012)

Leuenberger to study Israel/Palestine 'map wars'

An NSF grant will fund Christine Leuenberger's study of how maps in the Israel/Palestine conflict are produced and used for political purposes. (May 1, 2012)

Tree-like gown takes top prize in high school design contest

The winner of the annual high school fashion design competition is Alyssa Kim, whose design was fabricated by Cornell students and modeled April 28 at the Cornell Design League show.