Knight Biggerstaff, a Cornell professor emeritus of history who assisted U.S. Gen. George C. Marshall's effort in 1946 to construct a peace plan to avert a Chinese civil war, died of bronchial pneumonia May 13 in Ithaca.
International negotiator and former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell will be presented with a $25,000 award at the New York Press Club May 29 at an event tailored to show that there is hope of resolution in even the most bitter disputes.
Christine A. Shoemaker, professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Thomas D. Seeley, professor of neurobiology and behavior, at Cornell University have received Alexander von Humboldt Research Awards.
Cornell will celebrate its 133rd Commencement Sunday, May 27, with President Hunter Rawlings presiding over the ceremony at 11 a.m. on Schoellkopf Field. Rawlings will present the commencement address and confer degrees on more than 6,000 eligible candidates.
Two Cornell faculty members have received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to conduct research abroad during their sabbatical years.
Harold G. Craighead, director of Cornell's Nanobiotechnology Center and professor of applied and engineering physics, has been named interim dean of the College of Engineering, according to Cornell Provost Biddy Martin.
Three Cornell students are among 85 students nationwide honored with prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies for 2001, awarded by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
Five graduate students at the Cornell Center for the Environment are among 16 nationwide to receive 2001 Teresa Heinz Scholars for Environmental Research awards.
This summer, a new joint graduate program in chemical biology will open its doors to welcome nine students in its entering class to the world of biomedical science in New York City.
Cornell officials announced today that the search for a developer for the proposed downtown Ithaca office building has led to detailed negotiations with Ciminelli Development Company Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y. The university will be a major tenant in the mixed-use facility, to be located on or near the Ithaca Commons.
Community development professionals, government officials and citizens who want to improve the economic vitality of New York's municipalities are invited to a conference, "Social Trends and Outlook 2001: Building Economically Healthy Communities in New York State," June 4-6.
