College of Human Ecology faculty and staff gathered for their annual Service Awards and Staff Recognition Ceremony Oct. 10 to honor staff who had achieved milestone years of service and recognize those designated for their exceptional contributions to the college in the past year.
More than 120 staff members from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, many in costume, gathered in the Sage Hall atrium on Halloween to judge their favorite pumpkin carving, win door prizes and take part in other contests.
Benefits open enrollment for endowed faculty and staff will run through Nov. 19 for coverage effective Jan. 1, 2018, allowing them to enroll in or make changes to health and dental plan coverage.
Dorothy Roberts, an acclaimed scholar of race, gender and law will address racism, the new racial science and a more ethical way to study race and racism at the 2017 Institute for the Social Sciences Annual Lecture.
Avery August, Ph.D. ’94, chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, will oversee faculty recruitment, development and advancement; department chair training; and selection of academic leadership.
New research has identified genes that control vitamin E content in maize grain, a finding that could lead to improving the nutritional profile of this staple crop.
The Department of Performing and Media Arts presents the English-language premiere of “Hamlet Wakes Up Late,” a political satire by renowned Syrian playwright Mamduh Adwan, Nov. 10-18 at the Schwartz Center.
