Film editor Thelma Schoonmaker '61, who has won Oscars for "Raging Bull" (1980) and "The Aviator" (2004), returned to Cornell on Nov. 19 to show and talk about her work at a tribute event presented by Cornell Cinema.
Eduardo M. Peñalver ’94, an expert in property law and land use, and Cornell faculty member from 2006 to 2012, has been named the next Allan R. Tessler Dean of Cornell Law School, effective July 1.
Steven Ames, a private investor in New York and a longtime supporter of Cornell University's art scene, has been named chair of Cornell's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Advisory Council. The appointment was made by Cornell President Hunter Rawlings.
A new Cornell educational program, Partners in Animal Health, is offering state-of-the-art videos with 3-D animations on a variety of pet-care topics, including trimming a cat's claws and giving insulin to a diabetic cat.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded nutritionist Christina Stark almost $500,000 to train extension/community teams on collaborative, ecological approaches for childhood obesity prevention. (April 28, 2010)
Political strategist Karl Rove described the 'toxic stew' of domestic issues that he thinks will define the next presidential election in a talk on campus April 13. (April 14, 2011)
The Executive Committee of Cornell's Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets in Manhattan Nov. 21 at 12:30 p.m. at the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St. The public session will include an update on development of the statutory college operating budget for 1997-98.
Jeffrey S. Lehman, dean of the University of Michigan Law School and national leader in higher education, was appointed Cornell University's 11th president by the Board of Trustees at a special meeting held on campus today (Saturday, Dec. 14).
The good news is that all the roads on Cornell's campus - including those that have been closed for construction for most of the summer - will be open Friday (Aug. 20). The bad news is those roads will be clogged with thousands of cars as some 3,200 new students arrive.