Edwin “Todd” Cowen, professor in the College of Engineering, and Alex Travis, associate professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, become associate directors of the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future July 1.
Four Greek chapters at Cornell face sanctions after a series of reviews, stemming from hazing incidents and other violations during the spring semester. Two other chapters are being closed after separate outside reviews by their national organizations and alumni.
Lee Melvin, Cornell associate vice provost for enrollment since September 2011, will be leaving the university to assume the position of vice provost for enrollment at the University at Buffalo.
Cornell NYC Tech has announced it will develop its first "corporate co-location" building, a major advancement in its effort to bring industry and academia together on its Roosevelt Island campus.
A new student garden outside Kennedy Hall will grow food for Trillium and feature permaculture – a self-sustaining agriculture system in which crops are planted so they work together in mutual benefit.
Linguistics professor Wayles Browne says the use of the Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian languages can have specific cultural connotations that fuel ethnic tensions.
A Weill Cornell Medical College public health study finds about 1 million people in the United States resumed smoking after 9/11, which could cost billions in health care expenses.
