Researchers have identified regions of a fish brain that reveal the basic circuitry for how all vertebrates, including humans, generate sound used for social communication.
Roxanne Yamins '12 has won the Cornell Undergraduate Artist Award for 2011 from the Cornell Council for the Arts. With its proceeds, she hopes create sculptures reflecting Ithaca's front porches. (June 14, 2011)
Ten staff and faculty members in Cornell's statutory colleges have been cited for excellence in the performance of their duties and named winners of Chancellor's Awards for Excellence. (June 13, 2011)
Sunn 'Shelley' Wong and Stephen Morgan have been awarded Paul advising awards, and Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon and John Hale have been awarded Appel fellowships for their faculty excellence. (June 13, 2011)
Billionaire philanthropist Chuck Feeney, Hotel '56, spoke about his remarkable life June 10 in Bailey Hall as the 2011 Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Lecturer during Reunion Weekend. (June 13, 2011)
In his State of the University Address June 11, President Skorton presented a vision of Cornell that includes access for students of talent, globalization, public engagement and faculty renewal. (June 13, 2011)
As participants in the Leading Cornell program, 17 staff members identified as 'high-potential' review Reimagining Cornell and the strategic plan and give recommendations to President Skorton. (June 13, 2011)
With 25,000 square feet of studio space and many new amenities, Milstein Hall will be ready for architecture, art and planning students when classes begin in August. (June 13, 2011)
The 'America and the World' Current Events Roundtable with faculty speakers June 10 during Reunion focused on the dilemmas the president faces regarding American foreign policy. (June 13, 2011)
Charles Walcott, former dean of the university faculty and professor emeritus of neurobiology and behavior, has been named university ombudsman, President David Skorton announced June 13. (June 13, 2011)
Researchers at Cornell have discovered that seemingly random turbulent flows, which are the flow of a fluid in which velocity varies rapidly and irregularly, actually have an astonishing structure. (June 13, 2011)
Mary George Opperman and Lynette Chappell-Williams received a national work-life award June 13 for their 'extraordinary contributions as work-life practitioners, leaders and innovators.' (June 13, 2011)
