Steven Carvell, professor of finance in the School of Hotel Administration, has been named Cornell’s first vice provost for external education strategy. The appointment was effective Aug. 1.
Open to the public, the fourth annual Town-Gown Resource Fair will be held Oct. 27, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga (TST) BOCES campus, 555 Warren Rd, Ithaca.
Beginning this fall, the Office of Engagement Initiatives is collaborating with individual colleges and schools that want to make community-engaged learning a key part of their curricular, co-curricular and research programs.
Eleven assistant or associate professors representing four colleges have recently received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards to support their research objectives.
Martha P. Haynes, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy, has received the 2019 Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal for career achievement, from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Kerry Sweeney, vice president of participant marketing from Fidelity Investments, will discuss what women need to know to invest wisely, Sept. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at G10 Biotechnology Building.
CU Women Lead will hold its next meeting Dec. 5, noon-1 p.m., at 142 Goldwin Smith Hall. All Cornell women administrators, faculty and staff are invited; bring your lunch.