Cornell Alumni Magazine has launched a free digital edition that won't replace the print magazine or its website, but is expected to broaden the publication's reach to a vast majority of Cornell's alumni. (May 5, 2011)
Armand Robert Henri Van Wambeke, age 84, professor emeritus of international soils whose automated land evaluation system was used around the world, died May 2 at Kendal at Ithaca. (May 5, 2011)
After returning from Belize, students in the Experiential Garden-Based Learning in Belize course will develop useful products that educators and children in Belize can use. (May 5, 2011)
To introduce the Cornell community to its vision for supporting research at the nanoscale, the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science will host a workshop May 17. (May 5, 2011)
Cornell's Vice President for University Communications Tommy Bruce issued a statement May 2, announcing that Michael Abbott stepped down from his position as Cornell's chief investment officer May 1. (May 4, 2011)
Hazel Szeto, M.D., Ph.D. '77, professor of pharmacology at Weill Cornell Medical College, is developing compounds that could treat conditions from heart attacks to neurodegenerative diseases. (May 4, 2011)
William Provine, professor of the history of biology, will be awarded the first David L. Hull Prize by the International Society for History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology. (May 4, 2011)
Cornell University Police earned top honors for 2010 at the New York State Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Challenge, April 26, in recognition of the department's effectiveness. (May 4, 2011)
Calling him 'one of America's greatest living composers,' Carnegie Hall celebrated the 75th birthday of Steve Reich '57 with a program of four of his recent works April 30. (May 4, 2011)
The State of Indonesian Studies Conference on campus, April 28-29, brought scholars together to ponder the status and future of scholarships on Indonesia. (May 4, 2011)
