Pinkham Notch, N.H., the starting point for many skiing and hiking trails on Mount Washington, has the best chance for a white Christmas in the Northeast – an all-but-guaranteed 96 percent. According to senior climatologist Keith Eggleston.
Keith Johnson '56, former editor-in-chief of the Cornell Daily Sun and longtime writer for Time Inc., made a major gift to Cornell Library last fall to digitize the Sun's first 50 years of publication. (May 8, 2007)
Barbara Knuth, vice provost and dean of Cornell's Graduate School, has been elected to a two-year term on the board of directors of the Council of Graduate Schools. (Nov. 29, 2011)
Events this week include a concert in tribute to Cornell composer Robert Palmer; Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or winners at Cornell Cinema; and a multimedia performance with Catherine Galasso '06.
Farmers and other interested agriculturists will be at the Agricultural Environmental Management Conference and Workshop, coordinated by Cornell University, May 28-29, at the Holiday Inn, 75 North St., Auburn, N.Y. The media is invited to attend.
In response to requests from the Cornell community, the university has just begun offering pet insurance to staff and faculty through Marsh@Work Solutions.
H. David Lambert, who has been instrumental in developing Cornell information technologies for the past nine years, will leave the university on Dec. 31. He has been vice president for information technologies since 1995, and director of network services from 1989 to 1995.
Cornell and Foundation House in New York City, in association with Teachers College of Columbia University, have created a new foundation to conduct experiments in distance learning and related purposes.