Madelyn F. Wessel, university counsel at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named university counsel and secretary of the corporation for Cornell University. The first woman to hold the position, Wessel will start May 8.
Events on campus this week include concerts by Ensemble X and Violons du Roy, and lectures on politics and the 2012 election, the Morrill Act, and minorities in engineering and tech fields. (Oct. 11, 2012)
Events on campus as the fall semester begins include free films for new students, an herb garden tour, National Waffle Day at Risley Dining, and exhibits at the Johnson Museum and Mann Library.
The inauguration of Martha E. Pollack as the 14th president of Cornell University will feature student scholarship, highlight the role of universities in the search for truth, and celebrate the community Aug. 24 and 25.
Native bees are better pollinators and more plentiful than honeybees, finds entomologist Bryan Danforth, who is involved in two big projects to further study native bee populations.
Two law professors, the authors of new books, spoke on campus Sept. 25 about evidence they had uncovered that identifies the first African-American Cornell Law School graduate and a Civil War veteran.
More than 100 scholars from around the country shared their research and offered new perspectives at the Histories of Capitalism 2.0 conference, held at Cornell Sept. 29-Oct. 1.
Events this week include the Town-Gown Awards, Cornell Concerto Competition, a tribute to Sonny Rollins, life on other planets at Science on Tap, and "Whistler and His Influence" at the Johnson Museum.