President Skorton and Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman thanked office professionals at the Jennie T. Farley Office Professionals Celebration April 21 in Bailey Hall. (April 22, 2010)
Dan Shillito, who will be 38 years old this year, gave up the salary and health insurance of a zoo director in South Carolina to become a full-time veterinary student. (May 22, 2009)
Helene Dillard, Cornell professor of plant pathology at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, has been appointed to a second ferm as director of Cornell Cooperative Extension. (Oct. 4, 2007)
A new monthly column in the Cornell Chronicle will feature interesting real-world examples of how Cornell serves the state. These stories will be about real people in New York state and how Cornell has touched their lives.
Plummeting housing prices could lead to a decline in college enrollment as families cut back on expenses, finds a new Cornell study by economist Michael Lovenheim. Hardest hit may be poorer families. (Sept. 21, 2011)
With a $730,000 National Science Foundation grant, the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research will create the Plant Science Research Network to promote plant science research and collaboration.
Harold Craighead, the Charles W. Lake Jr. Professor of Engineering and professor of applied and engineering physics, has returned to the post of director of the Cornell Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC).
Craighead was the first…
Daniel Kops, former editor-in-chief of The Cornell Daily Sun, has published the memoir, 'Pigs or People,' in which he describes his belief that principled journalists can bring about positive social change. (May 30, 2007)
A report based on a spring 2012 energy-use survey at Cornell has been made available online, and the findings could help Cornellians -- from individuals to campus groups -- interested in saving energy.
The ILR School awarded the first Clete Daniel Memorial Medal April 29 to Evelyn Bing '12, who studied in a program in Dublin established by Daniel. (May 3, 2011)