Alumni of the Cornell in Rome Program will reunite in the Eternal City, in celebration of the program's 20th anniversary, March 24 to 26. (March 21, 2007)
Chemical codes that control the behavior of normal and malignant cells have been identified and may lead to more precise treatment for people with leukemia.
John Ochsendorf '96, an MIT associate professor, and stage lighting designer Jennifer Tipton '58 have each won $500,000, no-strings-attached fellowships from the John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation. (Sept. 23, 2008)
Acclaimed educator, designer and author Dagmar Richter has been appointed to chair the Department of Architecture, effective July 1. She comes to Cornell from UCLA. (May 13, 2009)
The Cornell Board of Trustees recently elected two new at-large trustees, two new trustee fellows, and it re-elected three at-large members, one member from the field of labor and three fellows. Board members also welcomed two new alumni-elected trustees, one new faculty-elected trustee and one new student-elected trustee.
The 30th Annual Northeast Regional Summer School for Union Women took place on Cornell University's campus Aug. 7-12, in association with the United Association of Labor Education (UALE) and Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Events on campus this week include an exhibit on early Cornell women scientists, the first Bound for Glory and Department of Music concerts of the season, the start of salsa lessons and a lecture on race and crime.
Robert H. Foote, Cornell professor emeritus of animal science and one of the pioneers in cloning, will testify at hearings on cloning before the New York State Senate Committee on Investigation on Thursday, March 13 in New York City.
The Law School professor has been appointed 'special master' by Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein to investigate the lawsuits regarding respiratory illnesses of workers cleaning up the World Trade Center site after Sept. 11, 2001. (Jan. 26, 2007)
Anne-Lise Cossart '09 and Liz Bageant '10, with a grant from the Public Service Center, are collecting used bicycles to ship to Ghana. They hope to have 500 bikes by April 4, when the bikes leave Ithaca. (April 1, 2009)