Carlin was a leading authority in the fields of wideband circuit design and network theory and helped advance the development of modern telecommunications technology. (Feb. 26, 2009)
Cornell Hillel's Board of Trustees has announced that the 2006 Tanner Prize will be awarded to Cornell alumni Abby Joseph Cohen '73 and her husband, David M. Cohen '73, for their significant contributions to the Jewish people and to Cornell. (February 21, 2006)
Robert Isaacs has been appointed director of choral music in the Department of Music effective July 1. He will oversee all four choirs at Cornell and conduct the Cornell Glee Club and Chorus.
With great expectations Cornell will officially enter "the Skorton era" on Sept. 7. In a lively and colorful ceremony on the Arts Quad, David J. Skorton will be inaugurated as Cornell's 12th president.
The historic day's events…
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Richard Marin, alumnus and executive-in-residence at the Johnson School, writes about his community service experience during Cornell Cares Day in New York City. (Feb. 7, 2008)
NEW YORK -- At an unusual international labor conference in New York City, Feb. 9-11, trade unionists and scholars will strategize about the role of the labor movement in a globalized world.
"Global Companies-Global Unions…
Weill Cornell Medical College investigators have discovered the precise molecular steps that enable immune cells implicated in certain forms of asthma and allergy to develop and survive in the body.
Professors Holly Prigerson and Valerie Reyna have combined forces to study end-of-life communication between patients and their physicians and clinicians, with the goal of improved prognostic understanding and decision-making and, ultimately, better end-of-life decisions.
The ILR School's highest awards will be presented March 31. Barry Hartstein '73 will receive the Groat Award, and John Scelfo '79, MBA '80, will receive the Alpern Award. (Nov. 29, 2010)
Events on campus this week include a visiting flamenco dance company, a University Lecture on women's rights, a play reflecting on New York in the '80s, and experimental films on multiple projectors. (Sept. 22, 2011)