GENEVA, N.Y. -- Robert M. Pool, professor emeritus of viticulture at Cornell, died at his home June 10 after a long illness. Pool's research, extension work and teaching contributed significantly to the science and practice of…
Winford "Win" Ralph Tanner of Trumansburg, N.Y., died unexpectedly June 3 at the age of 56. Tanner, who served as a building manager in Clark Hall , was a 38-year university employee. In 1994 he was honored for his enthusiasm and…
Receiving standing ovations both before and after he delivered his farewell State of the University address June 10, Cornell Interim President Hunter Rawlings told the packed Bartels Hall alumni group during Reunion Weekend that…
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has appointed Valerie Reyna, professor and director of extension in the Department of Human Development in the College of Human Ecology, to serve on the President's National…
Robin Murphy Williams Jr., the Henry Scarborough Professor Emeritus of Social Science at Cornell University and a highly respected sociologist known for his love of teaching, wit and humor, died June 3 in Irvine, Calif. He was 91…
Phil Krasicky has accumulated a giant bag of tricks over his years as a senior lecturer at Cornell. And he brought them all to Schwartz Auditorium for a stunt-filled lecture to alumni on the first day of Reunion Weekend.
Rough roads impose a hidden tax on motorists in wear and tear, depreciation and higher fuel use that can add 20 cents a mile over the cost of driving on smooth surfaces, says Lynne Irwin, Cornell associate professor of highway…
As long as children continue to be coerced into militias, peace talks in those countries to settle armed conflicts are unlikely, assert two Cornell University researchers. (June 9, 2006)
A new Cornell University effort is aimed at promoting organic milk production in New York state. The NY Organic Dairy Initiative, funded by the farmer-led New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI), is targeted at the state's…
Qi Wang, associate professor of human development in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell, has been selected as the 2006 recipient of the Young Scientist Award from the International Society for the Study of Behavioral…
Lynette Chappell-Williams, director of the Office of Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality at Cornell University, has been named a 2006 Rising Star by Human Resource Executive magazine for "having demonstrated leadership…
