Cornell professor emeritus of physics and former department chair Douglas Beach Fitchen, 71, died at home Feb. 9 as a result of complications from cancer. (Feb. 13, 2008)
After more than five years at the helm, Robert L. Brown will step down as director of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center at Cornell, which manages the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. (Feb. 13, 2008)
The first near-Earth triple asteroid was discovered this week by astronomers using the radar telescope at Arecibo Observatory. The objects, which are rotating around each other, are about 7 million miles from Earth. (Feb. 13, 2008)
Cornellians involved with campus sustainability called a universitywide Feb.11 meeting of more than 50 campus departments and organizations 'a historic moment' for Cornell. (Feb. 13, 2008)
Engineering students on the AguaClara Project Team pitched the idea of a water plant to the town of Ciudad Espana during the students' two-week stay in Honduras, Jan. 4-20. (Feb. 13, 2008)
Judith E. Holliday, who retired as fine arts librarian in 1996 after almost 40 years on the professional staff of Cornell University Libraries, died Feb. 8. (Feb. 13, 2008)
Senior Jonathan Feldman has established the Stephen E. Garner Summers of Service Scholarships, and he is donating $1,500 annually to fund one of the scholarships.
A new Weill Cornell study finds that prostate cancer patients receiving an advanced procedure to remove the prostate using a surgical robot have excellent outcomes five years after surgery. (Feb. 13, 2008)
Epidemiologist Lewis Drusin of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has been selected by the American College of Physicians to receive the Bruce award. (Feb. 13, 2008)
A finding by a team of scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College opens the door to better understanding the amino acid taurine's impact on the brain. (Feb. 13, 2008)