A vigil for Nicholas Kau, a student who died Jan. 10 in New York City, will be held Jan. 16 in Manhattan, and funeral services will be Jan. 17. A campus memorial service is being planned for next week. (Jan. 15, 2009)
Over winter break, a Cornell team went to Botswana to help a fledgling natural-food products company that produces snacks from plants in the wild while benefiting local communities. (Jan. 14, 2009)
Cornell's undergraduate architecture program received top ranking - its fourth No. 1 ranking in five years - in the annual survey conducted by DesignIntelligence magazine. (Jan. 14, 2009)
In a study, when people at a buffet learned that the chicken being served might be tainted by bird flu, they ate less of it. But they ate even less when they were told that terrorism was behind the flu threat. (Jan. 14, 2009)
William J. Lynn III, J.D. '80, has been nominated by President-elect Barack Obama for deputy defense secretary, the No. 2 position at the Pentagon. (Jan. 14, 2009)
Shon R. Hiatt, a Ph.D. student in organizational behavior and strategy in Cornell's ILR School, has received a Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship in Entrepreneurship. (Jan. 14, 2009)
Students have developed ideas for a machine that allows seniors to put on their pants without bending over, a coat that cushions a fall and a jacket that is easy to pull on and off while sitting in a wheelchair. (Jan. 13, 2009)
ILR freshman Alyssa O'Connor has a ticket for the presidential inauguration and for a ball as a student in a five-day program sponsored by the University Presidential Inaugural Conference. (Jan. 13, 2009)
Recent graduates of Student Agencies eLab, the not-for-profit business accelerator for Cornell undergrads, has secured major funding, stemming from eLab's help. (Jan. 13, 2009)