Michael Sturman, an associate professor of human resources management at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, was named editor of the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly as of July 2002.
In a panel discussion Feb. 20, novelists Melissa Bank '98, Junot Diaz '95 and Julie Schumacher '86 praised Cornell's Creative Writing Program and gave advice to aspiring authors. (Feb. 23, 2009)
Francille M. Firebaugh, professor and dean emerita of the College of Human Ecology at Cornell, has retired after more than five years as vice provost for land grant affairs and special assistant to the president, as of June 30, 2005. Francille Firebaugh retires as vice provost for land grant affairs
A team of graduate students helped excavate gardens that thrived 400 years ago in Rajasthan, India, hoping to glean clues for developing sustainable gardens in desert areas worldwide. (Feb. 14, 2007)
Three symposia featuring distinguished speakers in the arts and sciences will take place concurrently Thursday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m. on the Cornell University campus in honor of the inauguration of President Jeffrey S. Lehman. The public is invited to attend. o Richard Meier, one of the world's most influential architects, will speak on "The New Architecture of Optimism," in the Statler Hotel Auditorium. (October 07, 2003)
The Executive Committee of Cornell University's Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets in Manhattan at 11:30 a.m. April 18, at the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St.
Want to know more about that Scottish silver two-handled quaich made in the 1800s or that silver spoon you picked up at an auction? Now, everything you ever wanted to know about extant Scottish silver is available free -- online…
NEW YORK -- Ankit Patel, Cornell '04, a first-year M.D.-Ph.D. student, was elected Weill Cornell student overseer during elections held April 3-10 at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC). As the student representative, Patel will…
Throughout Cornell's history, the campus exists as a fluid representation of history, culture, science, the arts and tradition, which give way to modern mores and contemporary values.
They may not all become doctors or physicists, Mae Jemison knows. But by the end of the summer, the 22 students who gathered quietly on the morning of July 2 in Cornell's Tatkon Center will have a running start if they do decide on careers in science.