Internationally renowned physicist, human rights champion and Soviet-era dissident Yuri Orlov, professor emeritus of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Sept. 27 in Ithaca. He was 96.
Staff Development Day, July 25, will celebrate 20 years of helping staff learn about the opportunities available to them to develop their personal and professional lives.
John H. Muse of the University of Chicago and arts journalist Helen Shaw have won the 2017-18 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, administered by Cornell’s Department of English.
Lynden A. Archer, the James A. Friend Family Distinguished Professor in Engineering, has been named the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering for a five-year term beginning July 1.
Professor Emeritus Leo Renaghan, one of the first academics to introduce modern marketing methods to the hospitality industry, died Dec. 31 of brain cancer. He was 75.
Most big cities are well below their ideal density of grocery stores that would minimize food waste, according to a study by Elena Belavina, associate professor in the School of Hotel Administration.
Winning plays and screenplays from the annual Heermans-McCalmon Writing Competition will be featured in presentations and staged readings March 23 at the Schwartz Center.