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Three on faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Cornell professors Jon Kleinberg and Paul McEuen, and Weill Cornell professor Carl Nathan, M.D., are among 72 new members of the National Academy of Sciences, announced May 3. (May 5, 2011)

New facilities management system promises better, more economical service

The Division of Facilities Services has launched Zone 1, the first of what will be four zones in a new, coordinated management system. (May 5, 2011)

Students run two mental health programs to promote resilience and help-seeking

Two peer-oriented programs, Cornell Minds Matter and Empathy, Assistance and Referral Service, are finding new ways to help students cope with stress and access the resources and help they seek. (May 5, 2011)

Peter Hohendahl honored on the occasion of his retirement

The conference 'Literature and Criticism in the Public Sphere,' April 29-30 on campus was in honor of Professor Peter Hohendahl, who has announced his retirement. (May 5, 2011)

Building community is key to helping men of color succeed at Cornell, students say

On May 4 Renee Alexander '74, associate dean of students and director of intercultural programs, led a discussion with men of color on ways to build community and enhance their academic success at Cornell. (May 5, 2011)

Panelists argue for pragmatic health care reform, to give up on 'utopian dream'

A panel of four Cornellians discussed the challenges surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, May 2 at the annual, student-sponsored annual Sick in America series. (May 5, 2011)

Technicalities matter, says law scholar, anthropologist Riles

Law scholar Annelise Riles spoke about her new book, 'Collateral Knowledge: Legal Reasoning in the Global Financial Markets' in Myron Taylor Hall's Moot Court Room April 27. (May 5, 2011)

Cornell Alumni Magazine launches digital edition to complement print issue

Cornell Alumni Magazine has launched a free digital edition that won't replace the print magazine or its website, but is expected to broaden the publication's reach to a vast majority of Cornell's alumni. (May 5, 2011)

Tropical soil expert, Professor Emeritus Robert Van Wambeke, dies at 84

Armand Robert Henri Van Wambeke, age 84, professor emeritus of international soils whose automated land evaluation system was used around the world, died May 2 at Kendal at Ithaca. (May 5, 2011)

Class on garden-based learning develops useful <br /> products for Belize

After returning from Belize, students in the Experiential Garden-Based Learning in Belize course will develop useful products that educators and children in Belize can use. (May 5, 2011)

Kavli Institute to host workshop on nanoscience May 17

To introduce the Cornell community to its vision for supporting research at the nanoscale, the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science will host a workshop May 17. (May 5, 2011)

You've seen her murals around campus -- now she's rediscovered in new book

The work of the artist Alison Mason Kingsbury, whose work can be seen across the Cornell campus, is detailed in a new book. (May 5, 2011)