Hilary Dorsch Wong, a staff member in the Cornell Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, took advantage of Cornell's Wellness Program and Program for Healthy Living to learn to swim. (Aug. 20, 2012)
Two new awards, the Cornerstone and Keystone awards, recognize Cornell Facilities Services employees for excellence and adherence to values. They were presented July 9.
The images of saints in medieval Europe bear an uncanny resemblance to modern pornographic images, says Cary Howie in his new book 'Sanctity and Pornography in Medieval Culture: On the Verge.'
Postcolonial theorist Leela Gandhi delivered a range of approaches to ethics March 30 in Goldwin Smith Hall, in the inaugural talk in the College of Arts and Sciences' Humanities Lecture Series.
A $2.5 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Cornell endow three new senior professorships in the humanities. (March 26, 2008)
Steve Kraus '70, a local farrier has been named the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine's head farrier, effective Nov. 1., succeeding Michael Wildenstein, who will be retiring. (Nov. 16, 2010)
About 40 faculty and staff members gathered in the Biotechnology Building March 1 to kick off a universitywide initiative to coordinate and support sustainability efforts on campus. (March 3, 2011)
The Museum of the Earth has a fossil preparation lab, with a window so visitor can watch the paleontologists - including several Cornell students. (Sept. 23, 2011)
The difficulty of finding a job in the current economy when a candidate has the additional handicap of a criminal record was the focus at the Richard Netter Conference, Oct. 9 in New York City. (Oct. 23, 2009)