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Entrepreneurship @ Cornell to honor student business

Entrepreneurship@Cornell will award a new annual $5,000 Student Business of the Year award that recognizes commitment to develop and operate a business while pursuing an education.

Ronald Ehrenberg wins career award

The Association for the Study of Higher Education gave ILR School Professor Ronald Ehrenberg its 2013 Howard Bowen Distinguished Career Award.

Professor Emeritus Vrana dies at age 93

Norman M. Vrana, MEE ’51, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, died at his home Nov. 9; he was 93.

Mutated white pine rust threatens Northeast trees

A white pine-decimating fungus has mutated, allowing it to infect immune and resistant plants, which is alarming researchers, growers, loggers and forest managers.

Bioengineered ears win first place at World Technology Summit

A method for bioengineering living human ears garnered a first-place award at the World Technology Summit in New York City, Nov. 15.

Cornell offers undergraduate application alternative

Cornell will accept the Universal College Application as well as the Common Application from prospective freshmen and transfer students seeking admission. The university also has extended the regular decision deadline one week to Jan. 9, 2014.

Men's lax coach let go; national search launched

Ben DeLuca ’98 has been let go as head coach of the Cornell men’s lacrosse program. Offensive coordinator Matt Kerwick has been named interim head coach while Cornell conducts a national search.

Alumni, students aid the Philippines

Cornellians are collecting aid and planning fundraising and other efforts this week and next to benefit Filipinos affected by Typhoon Haiyan.

Assemblies Update, Week of Nov. 11

An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.

Volunteers plant trees, remove debris in Breezy Point

Forty Cornellians helped plant trees and remove debris Nov. 9 in Breezy Point, Queens, N.Y., where residents are still recovering from the impacts of last year’s Hurricane Sandy.

Nepal program marks 20 years of immersive experience

The Cornell Nepal Study Program celebrates its 20th year of collaborative undergraduate and graduate study and research in Nepal.

Francophone scholars chart the field's future

French and Francophone studies scholars will address challenges and opportunities for the field in a "Francophone Futures" workshop Nov. 16. The fast-growing field is key to the teaching of French and to assessing postcolonial history and studies in literature, arts and culture.