Graduate student Margaret Demment won the best student oral presentation prize at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity meeting in Austin, Texas, May 23-26.
President David Skorton prioritized faculty renewal in his State of the University Address June 9 during Reunion Weekend. He also announced that the naming of the new humanities building that will break ground in 2013.
Michelle Rhee '92 took her no-nonsense message of public education reform and accountability to Cornell's campus as the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin lecturer, June 8, during Reunion Weekend.
At Reunion, Bill Nye '77, spoke of his lifelong interest in science, his work developing sundials for the Mars rovers, the solar clock he designed for Rhodes Hall and his current work at The Planetary Society.
At a New York City gala, the Tisch family was honored for their lifetime achievements June 5 at the School of Hotel Administration's Fourth Annual Cornell Hospitality Icon and Innovator Awards.
A survey by Cornell's Survey Research Institute finds that more than half of New Yorkers believe that the risks of natural gas drilling outweigh the benefits.
A receptor recently discovered to control the movement of immune cells across central nervous system barriers (including the blood-brain barrier) may hold the key to treating multiple sclerosis.
To help students increase their research skills, 38 Cornell librarians participated in the Cornell Information Literacy Immersion Program, May 21-24. (June 8, 2012)
