The Hilton family and Hilton Foundation and Drew Nieporent '77 were honored at the Hotel School's third annual Cornell Icon and Innovator Awards Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria New York on June 7. (June 9, 2011)
Walter R. Lynn, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering and of science and technology studies, died June 6 of cancer. He was 82. (June 9, 2011)
An assistant professor in anthropology will study plant biology and international intellectual property law to keep African healers from commercialization without remuneration with a Mellon fellowship. (June 8, 2011)
The libraries at Cornell and Columbia are expanding an existing partnership to include Southeast Asian studies; personnel and resources will be shared. (June 8, 2011)
President David Skorton and Vice President Susan Murphy issued a statement on a reported assault on campus that is under investigation. Facts to date indicate the attack had 'an element of racial bias.' (June 8, 2011)
President David Skorton offers condolences on the passing of Professor Emeritus Walter Lynn, who served as dean of the faculty and university ombudsman. He died June 6. (June 8, 2011)
Vice Provost and Graduate School Dean Barbara Knuth offers a message of condolence on the death of Harsh Gosalia, a recent graduate with a Masters in Engineering who died unexpectedly June 5. (June 8, 2011)
The Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell calls for legal system reforms regarding survivors of domestic violence who are convicted of crimes when protecting themselves from abuse. (June 7, 2011)
Speaking in New York City June 2, Professor Robert Hockett showed how much of the U.S. political structure and national policy stems from the conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. (June 7, 2011)
Ph.D. candidate Christopher Blackwood has garnered three fellowships in three months to support his research in neurodegenerative disorders, which disproportionately affect minority communities. (June 7, 2011)
Cornell's Veterinary College and Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar are joining forces to mitigate food contamination and keep food clean, from production to consumption, in Qatar. (June 7, 2011)
Several Cornell students are spearheading a project that has planted some 15,000 square feet of bamboo nursery in Haiti for fuel, housing, crafts and environmental restoration. (June 3, 2011)
