Squyres, principal scientific investigator for the Mars Exploration Rover mission, has received the 2009 Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society. (Oct. 5, 2009)
Cornell expects to save at least $90 million in annual administrative costs over the next four years, making a significant dent in its projected deficit, Provost Kent Fuchs reported Oct. 1.
Endowed health plan rates for 2010 will remain the same as last year's by adjusting some co-pays, deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums, Cornell's Division of Human Resources has announced. (Oct. 1, 2009)
Events this week include Indian classical and jazz concerts, the fifth annual Insectapalooza, the first Economics Art Gallery exhibition, and lectures on public school reform and civil liberties. (Oct. 1, 2009)
At a Sept. 30 lecture, Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT, discussed his career as a biomedical engineer who used his knowledge of materials science to fight disease. (Oct. 1, 2009)
A sophisticated 'phishing' attempt is flooding Cornell e-mail addresses, trying to trick people into giving away their NetID and password. (Oct. 1, 2009)
Students in architecture, engineering, city planning and other design-based fields are working together in Cornell's Design and Planning Club on community-based outreach projects and design competitions. (Oct. 1, 2009)
Applications are now being accepted for DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Fellowships and the Cornell-Heidelberg Exchange Fellowship for 2010-11. (Oct. 1, 2009)
An alumnus is donating news transcripts from the 1969 Willard Straight Hall takeover as part of an archive of 50 years of records and transcripts WVBR-FM is donating to Cornell Library on Oct. 4. (Sept. 30, 2009)