A commitment to establish a $5 million endowment for the deanship of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning has been made by Cornell trustee Ira Drukier '66, M.Eng. '67, and his wife, Gale. (Oct. 19, 2007)
Three gifts will help to 'transform the ability of the museum to fulfill our mission of education and research,' says Frank Robinson, director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. (Oct. 19, 2007)
Two of the major gifts to Cornell announced this week will help support sustainability and energy research on campus through the new Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future. (Oct. 19, 2007)
Class of '37 alumna Beatrice Moore Stump bequeaths $6.5 million to the College of Arts and Sciences for undergraduate scholarship aid and unrestricted endowment. (Oct. 19, 2007)
President David Skorton is keen to 'champion the aspirations of Cornell faculty and strengthen relationships with alumni' in his upcoming trip to East Asia -- his first tour of the region as Cornell's president. (Oct. 18, 2007)
Cornell is one of five organizations to win a U.S. Department of Labor prestigious 2007 Exemplary Voluntary Efforts, or EVE, Award. The agency noted the university's historical commitment to diversity. (Oct. 18, 2007)
Kathy Luz Herrera was one of the first women to enter the apprenticeship program in 1988 and says it has been 'a great avenue for women and minorities to enter the skilled trades.' (Oct. 18, 2007)
W. Stanley Taft, associate professor of art and associate dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, will serve as interim dean of the college starting in January 2008. (Oct. 18, 2007)
East Avenue will be closed, Oct. 22-26, to allow for steam line work. Pedestrian traffic will be permitted across the avenue and on the east and west sidewalks. (Oct. 18, 2007)
Martin Bernal, author of 'Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classic Civilization,' continues to take his lead from late 18th-century Western scholars who looked to Egypt -- not Greece -- as the root of ancient culture. (Oct. 18, 2007)