Assistant professor of English Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon has been named a finalist for a 2009 National Book Award in poetry for her recent collection 'Open Interval.' (Oct. 19, 2009)
Each year, the American Association of Retired Persons honors 50 employers in the United States for their practices and policies for mature workers with its "AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50" list. Cornell is ranked No. 5 this year, and it is the only college or university to be named from New York state. (August 31, 2005)
Students have examined the commercial viability of an emerging business: farming housefly larva meal into animal or fish feed. They are working with faculty fellows at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future.
NEW YORK (January 31, 2005) -- A new Cornell study found that screening for osteoporosis with bone density scans was associated with 36% fewer hip fractures over six years compared with usual medical care. The study will be published in the February 1 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics honors members recognized by their peers as distinguished contributors to the discipline. (May 11, 2009)
Cornell University's Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI) will hold a conference, "Everything Old Is New Again: The New Approach to Community Development," May 22-23 at the Wyndham Syracuse, Route 298, East Syracuse, N.Y. The conference is designed to help community leaders, development professionals and government officials focus on how localities can accelerate and sustain healthy development. (March 20, 2002)
Using an existing technique in a novel way, Cornell physicist Keith Schwab and colleagues have made scanning tunneling microscopy at least 100 times faster. The technique could also give STMs significant new capabilities. (Oct. 31, 2007)
Helene R. Dillard, Cornell University professor of plant pathology, has been appointed director of Cornell Cooperative Extension and associate dean of Cornell's New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and New York State College of Human Ecology. She succeeds D. Merrill Ewert, who took the position of president of Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, Calif., this past summer. Dillard's appointment begins Oct. 1. (September 30, 2002)
New York State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner for Libraries Janet M. Welch recently announced three grants totaling more than $390,000 to Cornell University Library for cooperation in preserving endangered research materials.
Student Matthew Lanzing of Bradenton, Fla., died Jan. 12. A community support meeting will be held Jan. 22 at 4:30 p.m. in the Founders Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. (Jan. 20, 2009)