More than 50 years ago, a Cornell mission to a small village in Peru made profound changes, some good, some bad. Today, Cornell may help the community again. (July 23, 2009)
Two new awards, the Cornerstone and Keystone awards, recognize Cornell Facilities Services employees for excellence and adherence to values. They were presented July 9.
The United Auto Workers Local 2300, which represents more than 1,200 service and maintenance employees on the Ithaca campus, has ratified a new, three-year agreement with the university. (July 22, 2009)
David Yeh, assistant vice president for student and academic services since 1987, has been named assistant provost at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, effective July 31. (July 22, 2009)
The July 18 anniversary celebration featured a panel discussion with Cornell astronomers, who recounted the significance of the Apollo 11 moon landing and layered it with historical context. (July 20, 2009)
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is working against a recently introduced disease known as citrus greening, which destroys citrus foods' taste and economic worth. (July 17, 2009)
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care awarded a three-year reaccreditation to Cornell's Gannett Health Services and described Gannett as 'a model university health service.' (July 17, 2009)
History professor Logevall will begin serving as director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies Jan. 1, 2010. Gilbert Levine will continue to serve as interim director through December. (July 16, 2009)
Cornell ecologist Nelson Hairston Jr. is a pioneer in a field known loosely as 'resurrection ecology,' in which researchers study evolution by hatching eggs of zooplankton buried in mud for decades to centuries. (July 16, 2009)
L. Sanford Reis '29, whose gifts to the university included the Reis Tennis Center and the main stage of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, died June 27 at age 101 in Sarasota, Fla. (July 16, 2009)
