Emily Bernhardt, Ph.D. ’01, the James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry at Duke University, will join Cornell as the Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability on Sept. 1.
Susan Henry, former dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and a molecular geneticist whose breakthroughs in understanding cell metabolism contributed to advances in human pharmaceuticals, died March 7 at age 79.
Harkavy Hall on West Campus will house the Steven K. and Winifred A. Grinspoon Hillel Center for Jewish Community at Cornell, currently located at Anabel Taylor Hall.
The office is moving to Research & Innovation under the vice provost for research to integrate postdoctoral support more closely with Cornell’s research enterprise. The office provides career development and other resources for postdoctoral researchers.
Dr. Gary Koretzky ’78 has been appointed vice provost for research for Cornell’s Ithaca, Cornell Tech and AgriTech campuses, effective Dec. 15, 2025. He has been serving in an interim role since February 2025.
More than 17 years after joining the Cornell University Police Department as a patrol officer, the Lansing native was formally welcomed as its chief at a Jan. 21 commissioning ceremony.
Joachims, professor of computer science and information science and director of the Cornell AI initiative, will coordinate AI across research, education and operations.
Christine Lovely, vice president and chief human resources officer, is leaving Cornell to become vice chancellor for campus human resources and chief people officer at the University of California, Los Angeles.
For her calm leadership and commitment to the community, Michelle Artibee, director of workforce well-being, received the Employee Assembly's George Peter Award for Dedicated Service.