NEW YORK, N.Y. -- New York state Sen. Michael Nozzolio (R-54th Dist.) will be honored by Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations when he is presented with the Jerome Alpern Distinguished Alumni Award Thursday, April 1, at a special ceremony at the Roosevelt Hotel, 45 E. 45th St., New York City. The annual award recognizes extraordinary service and support to the ILR School by alumni whose professions are primarily outside the field of industrial and labor relations. The ceremony, which is part of Celebration ILR 2004, will take place during dinner, which begins at 6:45 p.m., following a 5:45 p.m. reception. (April 1, 2004)
Imogene “Gene” Powers Johnson ’52, a devoted alumna, benefactor and matriarch of a multigenerational philanthropic Cornellian family, died March 3 in Racine, Wisconsin. She was 87.
Chen, who comes from the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University, started in January as director of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. (Jan. 12, 2009)
About 170 women small-business owners, including those who are members of minority groups, got help April 21 at a special Cornell-sponsored workshop, "Rebuilding New York City: What Every Minority/Woman-Owned Business Should Know." The event took place at the Cornell Conference Center in Manhattan and received excellent reviews from the participants, reported IWW Director Francine Moccio.
Cornell will provide animal care for dogs and cats at the Cornell Healthy Pet Clinic Saturday, Oct. 13, from noon to 5 p.m., at the Cross Island YMCA, 238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, Queens, N.Y.
President David Skorton talked about faculty hiring, today's college experience and his Los Angeles-area roots at a March 14 event for Cornellians at Fox Studios in L.A.
NEW YORK -- An 18-month-old girl was the first in the New York City area to receive a titanium rib prosthesis to correct a severe form of congenital curvature -- or scoliosis -- of her spine that constricts the lung cavity.
Cornell's Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm in Freeville, N.Y., has 110 acres, including 77 research plots where faculty and students study agricultural issues. (March 16, 2011)