Amy Villarejo, the new chair of the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, talks about new directions in the department, including faculty hires and alumni mentoring. (Oct. 15, 2008)
The high school biology teacher was one of the Florida educators who helped write the state's new science standards, updated for the first time since 1996 and the first time the word 'evolution' was included. (Oct. 15, 2008)
Alfred Blumstein has spent 40 years offering a systems perspective for informing decisions and policies in crime-reduction efforts, incarceration and cost effectiveness. (Oct. 15, 2008)
The lifetime achievement award, from the International Women's Media Foundation, recognizes a woman journalist with a pioneering spirit who has paved the way for women in the news media. (Oct. 15, 2008)
Cornell's Survey Research Institute is conducting an unprecedented survey of U.S. college students at Cornell and in four 'swing' states about the 2008 presidential election. (Oct. 13, 2008)
Cornell Law School's Securities Law Clinic now has an Investor Protection News Feed that focuses on investor protection news in nontechnical language. (Oct. 13, 2008)
Michael Latham, M.D., professor emeritus and graduate school professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell, was honored Oct. 7 with the Michael Latham Public Lecture in Penang, Malaysia. (Oct. 13, 2008)
The event will include a presentation by Scott Jaschik, former Chronicle of Higher Education editor and co-founder of Inside Higher Ed. (Oct. 13, 2008)
Flora Rose played a critical role not only in getting the School of Home Economics launched at Cornell, but also the School of Hotel Administration, writes Glenn Withiam in a letter to the editor. (Oct. 13, 2008)
To the editor:
Nice write-up on Flora Rose in the Sept. 19 edition. I'm glad she's getting the recognition she deserves. For the record, I wanted to note that the remarkable team of Rose and Van Rensselaer should be credited with…
