In his State of the University address, President David Skorton said that Cornell must play a leadership role in 'putting the full force of our teaching, research and outreach to solve the greatest challenge of our century.' (June 9, 2007)
Scott Emr, director of Cornell's Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, and Richard Durrett, Cornell professor of mathematics, are among 90 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (June 9, 2007)
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded Cornell insecticide toxicologist David Soderlund two grants, providing more than $2.5 million over five years, to study how insecticides affect human health. (June 9, 2007)
Cornell's library adds more than 125,000 books each year, plus an increasing number of digital books and an array of 'nonbooks.' Who decides what to buy? Librarians, of course. (June 9, 2007)
Professor emeritus Martin Harwit has been awarded the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's most prestigious award, the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal for lifetime achievement in astronomy. (June 9, 2007)
Philip Liu, professor of civil and environmental engineering, will help the National Central University in Taiwan establish a joint program in ocean sciences with the Academia Sinica in Taipei. (June 9, 2007)
In a Reunion Weekend talk June 7, Frank Rhodes took the stuff of myth and legend and brought it to life: Ezra and his vision were born again. (June 8, 2007)
Cornell faculty, engineering students and MBA candidates are planning to compete for the Automotive X Prize, which offers a multimillion-dollar award for the team that builds a practical, marketable 100-mpg car. (June 7, 2007)
Gov. Eliot Spitzer has chosen Cornell President Emeritus Hunter R. Rawlings to head a commission to submit recommendations for improving the state of higher education in New York. (June 4, 2007)
Gov. Eliot Spitzer has chosen Cornell President Emeritus Hunter R. Rawlings to head a commission to submit recommendations for improving the state of higher education in New York. (June 4, 2007)
