James (Jim) D. Hazzard, director emeritus of alumni affairs at Cornell, died Aug. 11 at his home in Ithaca; he was 84. A memorial service is slated for Oct. 2, 1 p.m., in Sage Chapel. (Sept. 2, 2011)
New York may permit shale gas drilling after lifting a yearlong moratorium, but in addition to environmental concerns, there are significant economic questions to consider, a Cornell researcher says. (Sept. 1, 2011)
Cornell scientists led by Itai Cohen, associate professor of physics, have explored why these fluids behave like they do by watching how micron-sized suspended particles dance in real time and space. (Sept. 1, 2011)
At the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium Aug. 26-27, Cornell professor Eswar Prasad said emerging economies can improve their stability by avoiding advanced economies' debt. (Sept. 1, 2011)
The Mellon Foundation is renewing its support for the Central New York Humanities Corridor for three more years with a $1 million grant. Cornell is a member of the interdisciplinary partnership. (Sept. 1, 2011)
As of July 1, the Family Life Development Center and the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center, both at Cornell, have merged into the new Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. (Aug. 31, 2011)
English professor Molly Hite and garden photographer David McDonald presented 'Literature, Life, Gardens: The Influence of Vita Sackville-West' Aug. 24. (Aug. 31, 2011)
Glenn Altschuler, who is celebrating 20 energetic years as dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, says teaching and advising are his top priority.
