Malika Grayson and Darvin J. Griffin have received the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year award - one of the organization's highest honors for graduate students.
The first Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference, held Jan. 29-31 in Washington, D.C., gathered alumni volunteers from Cornell Clubs, classes, associations and regions. (Feb. 4, 2010)
A $4.2 million project at Cornell focused on 100 Alaskan sled dogs, former athletes past their glory days, is part of a quest for one of the holy grails of medicine: how to slow aging.
At the New Student Convocation, Aug. 20, President Skorton encouraged the incoming sesquicentennial class to challenge themselves, seek help when needed and get to know their professors and colleagues. (Aug. 20, 2011)
Dr. Michael Satlin at Weill Cornell Medicine and Ilana Brito in Ithaca are researching how to fight drug-resistant bacteria – "superbugs" that threaten cancer patients' fragile immune systems.
Cornell University's FMS summer fellows build 'tram lines across the globe' following a two-week seminar, "Feminist Identities, Global Struggles," and four symposia focused on diversity of gender, income, ethnicity and disability, July 25-Aug. 5. (Aug. 11, 2005)
The 'Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon - Vietnamese America Since 1975' exhibit will remain on display at the Rothschild's Building on the Ithaca Commons, 215 E. State St., until Jan. 3, 2011. (Dec. 21, 2010)
Rebecca Stoltzfus, M.S. '88, Ph.D. '92, professor of nutritional science and director of the Global Health Program minor, has been named the Provost's Fellow for Public Engagement.
Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine is ranked the best in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report. The College of Engineering is ranked 10, with seven disciplines in the top 10. (March 17, 2011)