The Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics has named David Mermin, the Horace White Professor of Physics Emeritus, 'Best Person in Physics' for 2010. (Aug. 16, 2011)
Kathryn Boor, Cornell's Ronald P. Lynch Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has won an international award for her research on dairy microbiology and food safety. (Aug. 16, 2011)
The professor of mathematics was named a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics during an Aug. 1 induction ceremony at the Joint Statistical Meetings/IMS Annual Meeting in Miami. (Aug. 16, 2011)
Alexander Kazimirov, a senior research associate, died of a heart attack Aug. 12 while hiking Algonquin Mountain in the Adirondacks. He was 59. (Aug. 16, 2011)
A comprehensive White Paper produced by Cornell University School of Hotel Management reported that 'women have become the fastest growing segment of business travelers in the United States.' (Aug. 15, 2011)
Anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy and Margaret McFall-Ngai, a biologist and ecologist, will enliven Cornell's intellectual and cultural life as newly appointed A.D. White Professors-at-Large. (Aug. 15, 2011)
With a five-year, $10 million grant, Cornell will bring educators together from different backgrounds, including urban areas, to exchange ideas and resources, and form social networks. (Aug. 12, 2011)
'To reflect on arXiv is to reflect on a research world transformed by a two-decade revolution in information technology,' says Paul Ginsparg in a Nature commentary piece published Aug. 11. (Aug. 12, 2011)
A company that moved to Ithaca to be close to Cornell's expertise is ready to market a vibration-based power source for wireless sensors. (Aug. 9, 2011)
Cornell Arabic literature professor Shawkat M. Toorawa has received a $50,000 post-fellowship award to continue his work on several literary projects. (Aug. 9, 2011)
